Tourism and Culture in Philosophical Perspective

Author:   Marie-Élise Zovko ,  John Dillon
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
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Pages:   295
Publication Date:   11 November 2023
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Author:   Marie-Élise Zovko ,  John Dillon
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Weight:   0.692kg
ISBN:  

9783031366581


ISBN 10:   3031366581
Pages:   295
Publication Date:   11 November 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Part 1: Introduction 1 Philosophical Issues in Tourism John Tribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Part 2: Truth: Reality, Knowledge and Disciplines 2 Who is a Tourist? Conceptual and Theoretical Developments Scott McCabe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 3 What is Tourism? Definitions, Theoretical Phases and Principles Alexandre Panosso Netto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 4 Epistemology, Ontology and Tourism Maureen Ayikoru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 5 Post-disciplinary Tourism Tim Coles, C. Michael Hall and David Timothy Duval . . . . . . . . . . .80 6 The End of Tourism? Nomadology and the Mobilities Paradigm Kevin Hannam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Part 3: Beauty: Well-being, Aesthetics and Art 7 Tourism and Restoration Balvinder Kaur Kler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 8 Aesthetic Pleasures: Contemplating Spiritual Tourism Shalini Singh and Tej Vir Singh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 9 Nature, Beauty and Tourism Cain Samuel Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 10 Tourism and the Aesthetics of the Built Environment Robert Maitland and Andrew Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 11 Tourism and the Arts Brian Wheeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Part 4: Virtue: Ethics, Values and The Good Life 12 Ethics and Tourism David Fennell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 13 Good Actions in Tourism Tazim Jamal and Christopher Menzel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 14 Against ‘Ethical Tourism’ Jim Butcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 15 Development and its Discontents: Ego-tripping Without Ethics or Idea(l)s? Mick Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 16 Transmodernity: Remaking Our (Tourism) World? Irena Ateljevic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

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Marie-Élise Zovko is a Senior Research Fellow with tenure at the Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia, specialising in Platonism, Spinoza, Kant, German idealism and Romantic philosophy.   John M. Dillon is Professor Emeritus, a Classicist, Philosopher, and internationally renowned expert on Platonism. Professor Dillon taught at the University of California, Berkeley, USA (1969–1980), and served as Regius Professor of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (1980–2006).

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