Sport, play, and ethical reflection / Randolph Feezell.
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TextPublisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Description: xv, 173 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0252029550
- 9780252029554
- 175 22
- GV706.3 .F44 2004
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 175 FEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A399182B |
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| 175 ETH Ethics in sport / | 175 ETH Ethics in sport / | 175 ETH Ethics in sport / | 175 FEE Sport, play, and ethical reflection / | 175 FOR The kids' guide to sports ethics / | 175 JUS Just leisure : policy, ethics and professionalism / | 175 LEV By way of interruption : Levinas and the ethics of communication / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Sport, bodily excellence, and play -- 2. The freedom of play -- 3. Sport, the aesthetic, and narrative -- 4. Play and the absurd -- 5. Sport and the view from nowhere -- 6. Sportsmanship -- 7. On cheating in sports -- 8. Sportsmanship and blowouts -- 9. Sport, character, and virtue -- 10. Respect for the game.
"Randolph Feezell's Sport, Play, and Ethical Reflection immediately tackles two big questions about sport: "What is it?" and "Why does it attract so many people?" He argues that sports participation is best described as a form of human play, and the attraction for participants and viewers alike derives from both its aesthetic richness and narrative structure. He then claims that the way sports encourage serious competition in trivial pursuits is fundamentally absurd, and therefore participation requires a state of irony in the participants, where seriousness and playfulness are combined."--BOOK JACKET.
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