Knowing the Score
How Sport teaches us about Philosophy (and Philosophy about Sport)
$66.49
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2017
Summary
‘A tour de force that provides fresh insight not only into the nature of sport, but cooperation, the mind, altruism, teamwork, leadership, tribalism and ritualism. It’s a book that every sports fan should read, and every sports writer should absorb’ Matthew Syed
‘David Papineau’s book is an important contribution to our thinking about sports, society, psychology, and moral philosophy. But it is also much more than that. Gripping from start to finish, it is a terrific read full of…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472123541 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472123549 |
| Author: | David Papineau |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 156mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
Philosophy and sports would seem to be as different as chalk and cheese. In fact, as David Papineau demonstrates in Knowing the Score, they complement each other, like macaroni and cheese. In 18 brief, clear, stimulating essays, the author, an accomplished philosopher by trade and an enthusiastic sportsman by avocation, shows how the sports we play and follow illuminate such matters as citizenship, the rule of law, cooperation, tradition, and race and ethnicity - that is, the important and enduring issues of social and political life - Michael Mandelbaum, author of The Meaning of Sports: Why Americans Watch Baseball, Football and Basketball and What They See When They Do
This is what happens when a top philosopher with a razor-sharp analytical intelligence, a wicked sense of humour, and a clear-as-gin prose style takes on the world of sports, which he passionately loves both as a player and fan. Reading Papineau is like having the best sports-bar conversation ever. I was awed by his insights when I wasn’t laughing at his anecdotes - Jim Holt, author of Why Does the World Exist?About The Author
David Papineau
David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy of Natural Science at King’s College London and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York. He is the author of eight philosophical books, and has served as president of the Aristotelian Society, the Mind Association, and the British Society for the Philosophy of Science.
He is also a keen amateur sportsman, and has competed as an adult at cricket, soccer, rugby, squash, field hockey, tennis, golf and sailing, without noteworthy success in any. He spends as much time as he can on the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, where he and his family have a house and a number of small boats.Returns
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