TY  - BOOK
AU  - Feezell,Randolph M.
TI  - Sport, play, and ethical reflection
SN  - 0252029550
AV  - GV706.3 .F44 2004
U1  - 175 22
PY  - 2004///]
CY  - Urbana
PB  - University of Illinois Press
KW  - Sports
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Sportsmanship
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -