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Author:   Anthony O'Hear
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Volume:   73
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9781107647695

ISBN 10:   110764769
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   19 September 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Ways of watching sport Stephen Mumford; 2. The martial arts and Buddhist philosophy Graham Priest; 3. Sport as a moral practice: an Aristotelian approach Michael W. Austin; 4. A plea for risk Philip Ebert and Simon Robertson; 5. Not a matter of life and death? Anthony O'Hear; 6. Sport and life Paul Snowdon; 7. Glory in sport (and elsewhere) Timothy Chappell; 8. Conceptual problems with performance enhancing technology in sport Emily Ryall; 9. Is mountaineering a sport? Phil Bartlett; 10. Rivalry in cricket and beyond: healthy or unhealthy? Michael Brearley; 11. In the zone David Papineau; 12. Olympic sacrifice: a modern look at an ancient tradition Heather L. Reid; 13. Chess, imagination, and perceptual understanding Paul Coates.

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Anthony O'Hear is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buckinghamshire, Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and Editor of the journal Philosophy.

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