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Author: Kenneth Aggerholm (University of Southern Denmark)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.566kg
ISBN: 9781138025530
ISBN 10: 1138025534
Pages: 210
Publication Date: 11 December 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
...It is not often that a young scholar, fresh from doctoral work can get his work accepted by a big publishing company like Routledge. The book is a thoroughly revised version of the thesis and of two earlier articles... ...He demonstrates an advanced and skilled grasp of difficult and subtle philosophical problems. The language of Aggerholm's book is excellent, the preciseness and the way of expressing difficult points are quite impressive. And I particularly appreciate how Aggerholm manages to let the individualistic aspects of existentialism be expanded to encompass the inter-subjective, and even collective and institutional aspects of human existence... ...Aggerholm's new book is an interesting and excellent piece of sport philosophical work. Gunnar Breivik (2015),'Well-conceived and important contribution to Nordic philosophy of sport', idrottsforum.org idrottsforum.org/bregun_aggerholm150910/
Taking the practice of sports as intrinsically valuable to the athletes' life takes the talent development debate far beyond mere technical issues. This is what, for me, turns Aggerholm's book into an extremely valuable contribution to the philosophy of sports in general and to the talent development in sports debate in particular, as well as into a novel and revolutionary work in comparison to talent development in the wider sports literature. Aggerholm takes an unexplored and difficult path that goes beyond the ordinary and commonly taken paths to understanding talent development in sports issues, that is to say, Talent Development, Existential Philosophy and Sport presents a more challenging and exciting perspective than the dominant instrumental and rationalistic way of experiencing and understanding sports. Francisco Lopez Frias (2015) Sport, Ethics and Philosophy: The Official Journal of the British Philosophy of Sport Association [Aggerholm] demonstrates an advanced and skilled grasp of difficult and subtle philosophical problems. The language of Aggerholm's book is excellent, the preciseness and the way of expressing difficult points are quite impressive. And I particularly appreciate how Aggerholm manages to let the individualistic aspects of existentialism be expanded to encompass the inter-subjective, and even collective and institutional aspects of human existence...Aggerholm's new book is an interesting and excellent piece of sport philosophical work. Well-conceived and important contribution to Nordic philosophy of sport Gunnar Breivik (2015) idrottsforum.org
Author Information
Kenneth Aggerholm is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. He has a Ph.D. in sport philosophy and is a former professional football player. He enjoys a broad research interest, ranging from gender studies over talent development in elite sport to (re)habilitation and adapted physical activity. Kenneth is a member at large of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport and has published in Sport Ethics and Philosophy, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Coaching and the Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Sport.
