Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports

Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 407
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781134264353
ISBN-13 : 1134264356
Rating : 4/5 (356 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports by : Mike J. McNamee

Download or read book Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports written by Mike J. McNamee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-11 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With interest and participation in extreme and adventure sports growing year on year, the time is ripe for a thoughtful and analytical assessment of this phenomenon from a rigorous philosophical perspective. This collection of essays is the first single-source treatment of adventure sports from an exclusively philosophical standpoint. The text offers students a uniquely focused reader of this burgeoning area of interest and provides scholars with a source book for further studies in this area. Featuring contributions from well-respected writers in the field who each also have personal familiarity of participation in adventure and extreme sports, this is set to become a classic analysis of the intersections between philosophy and extreme experiences, encompassing essential related concepts of elation, danger, death, wilderness and authenticity.


Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports Related Books

Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports
Language: en
Pages: 217
Authors: Mike J. McNamee
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-06-11 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is a collection of papers examining philosophical perspectives of adventure sports and related concepts of risk, danger, death, elation, authenticity
Sport, Ethics, and Neurophilosophy
Language: en
Pages: 223
Authors: Jeffrey P. Fry
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-21 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The growth of neuroscience and the spread of general interest in the brain have prompted concern for ethical issues posed by neuroscientists. Despite the growin
Phenomenological Approaches to Sport
Language: en
Pages: 191
Authors: Irena Martínková
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-09-13 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The study of sport is often thought of simply in terms of the sport sciences. This book explains how a phenomenological approach is capable of revealing the nat
Philosophy and Nature Sports
Language: en
Pages: 174
Authors: Kevin Krein
Categories: Nature in popular culture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Nature sports such as skiing, climbing, and surfing have had a significant influence on Western popular culture since the mid-twentieth century and participatio
The Ethics of Sports Coaching
Language: en
Pages: 461
Authors: Alun R Hardman
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-02 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Is the role of the sports coach simply to improve sporting performance? What are the key ethical issues in sports coaching practice? Despite the increasing soph