Michael W. (Hrsg.) Austin

Football and Philosophy

Going Deep

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The most popular sport in the United States, football is an American institution. It dominates television ratings, it is a major source of revenue on college campuses, and its crowning event, the Super Bowl, now is celebrated as a veritable national holiday. Football and Philosophy: Going Deep investigates many of the issues surrounding the nation's biggest sport. From a review of the flaws of the Bowl Championship Series, to a study of the violence inherent in the game, to an examination of Vince Lombardi's views on winning, the essays in this collection tackle the moral and philosophical principles behind gridiron competition. The result is… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8131-9219-2
EAN: 9780813192192
Produktnummer: 4228492
Verlag: The University Press of Kentucky
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 240 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.0 cm 336 g
Gewicht: 336
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Michael W. Austin, associate professor of philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University, is the editor of Running and Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind.