Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition

Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition
Author: Douglas Hochstetler
Publsiher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2020-01-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781498547826

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Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition, edited by Douglas R. Hochstetler, analyzes the relationship between endurance sports—such as running, cycling, and swimming–and themes from the American philosophical tradition. The contributors enter into dialogue with writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James, Henry David Thoreau, and John Dewey, as well as more recent scholars such as John McDermott and bell hooks. Examining American philosophical themes informs issues in endurance sport, and the experiential nature of endurance sport helps address philosophical issues and explain philosophical themes in American philosophy. The chapters bear witness to the fact that philosophy is not limited to abstract notions such as justice, truth, happiness, and so forth, but intersects with and has a bearing on our human endeavors of work and play. Furthermore, the themes centrally related to the American philosophical tradition align closely with the challenges and experiences present and faced by runners, cyclists, swimmers, and endurance athletes in general.

Towards a Sustainable Philosophy of Endurance Sport

Towards a Sustainable Philosophy of Endurance Sport
Author: Ron Welters
Publsiher: Springer
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2019-02-05
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9783030052942

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This book provides new perspectives on endurance sport and how it contributes to a good and sustainable life in times of climate change, ecological disruption and inconvenient truths. It builds on a continental philosophical tradition, i.e. the philosophy of among others Peter Sloterdijk, but also on “ecosophy” and American pragmatism to explore the idea of sport as a voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles. Since ancient times, human beings have been involved in practices of the Self in order to work on themselves and improve themselves, for instance by strengthening their physical condition and performance through sport. In the contemporary world, millions of individuals engage in endurance sports such as running, swimming and cycling, to get or keep themselves in shape. This study focuses on the ethical dimension of long-distance sport, notably cycling, as a way to become better citizens, but also to contribute to a more sustainable society and healthier planet. Dominant world-views are challenged and an alternative vision is presented. Discourse analysis and conceptual analysis are combined with phenomenology and self-observations of a dedicated practitioner of endurance sport. This book is a great source for philosophers, sport philosophers, environmental philosophers, sport scientists, policy makers, sport journalists, and endurance sport practitioners.

From American Empire to Am rica C smica Through Philosophy

From American Empire to Am  rica C  smica Through Philosophy
Author: Terrance MacMullan
Publsiher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2023-08-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781793653758

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This book examines points of meaningful affinity as well as contention and misrecognition between philosophical traditions of the Americas. Using Rodó’s metaphors from The Tempest, it reflects on the perils and possibilities for Inter-American philosophy as an established historical fact, a form of propaganda, or as a legitimate aspiration.

Foundations of Kinesiology

Foundations of Kinesiology
Author: Carole A. Oglesby,Kim Henige,Douglas W. McLaughlin,Belinda Stillwell
Publsiher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 593
Release: 2021-03-18
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781284198300

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Each new print copy includes Navigate Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. Foundations of Kinesiology, Second Edition provides a guided introduction to the discipline and professions of kinesiology using a holistic, learner-centered, and skill-based approach. It explores the core subdisciplines of kinesiology and allows students to explore the research and physical activity contributions that each has to offer. The text also considers how the discipline is crucial in enabling healthy lives by illustrating real-life scenarios across several chapters.

A Pragmatist Philosophy of History

A Pragmatist Philosophy of History
Author: Marnie Binder
Publsiher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2022-12-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781793653727

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This book examines the contributions of William James, John Dewey, F.C.S. Schiller, C.S. Peirce, George Herbert Mead, and Jane Addams to a case for a pragmatist philosophy of history. Together, they expand our understanding on how we process the past, which impacts our present and our future.

Humanism Antitheodicism and the Critique of Meaning in Pragmatist Philosophy of Religion

Humanism  Antitheodicism  and the Critique of Meaning in Pragmatist Philosophy of Religion
Author: Sami Pihlström
Publsiher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2023-03-20
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781666926286

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Arguing, humanistically, that we live in a "human world" inescapably colored by meaning, this book shows why the pursuit of meaningfulness is not ethically innocent but must be subjected to critique. Pragmatist critique of meaning both embraces critical humanism and rejects theodicies postulating ultimate meaning in suffering.

Pragmatic Philosophy of Religion

Pragmatic Philosophy of Religion
Author: Ulf Zackariasson
Publsiher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2022-02-25
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781666903027

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In Pragmatic Philosophy of Religion: Melioristic Case Studies, Ulf Zackariasson argues for the fruitfulness of pragmatic philosophy of religion by bringing it to bear on a number of classical topics within the contemporary philosophy of religion. Zackariasson first outlines a version of pragmatic philosophy of religion that takes the pragmatic insistence on the primacy of practice to heart. Here, he shows that religious traditions and their secular counterparts transmit a number of paradigmatic responses that adherents can draw on in their encounters with human life’s existential contingencies. He further discusses the upshot of this approach for how we think of miracles, religious diversity, and what it is to be religiously mistaken. In each case, Zackariasson shows that a pragmatic approach offers important novel perspectives and insights that contemporary (primarily analytic) philosophy of religion tends to neglect. By relating to debates and well-known positions within the contemporary philosophy of religion, he also makes these novel perspectives and insights concrete for those who are not already committed pragmatists. The case studies thus serve as invitations to constructive dialogue within an increasingly pluralistic philosophy of religion.

William James Essays in Radical Empiricism

William James  Essays in Radical Empiricism
Author: H. G. Callaway
Publsiher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2022-06-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781793653154

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This book is a critical edition of William James’s Essays in Radical Empiricism. The text has been annotated to explain and expand on James’s references and to briefly develop points of criticism. The editor has added a new, critical Introduction, an extended bibliography and a new, comprehensive index. William James is perhaps America’s favorite philosopher and his writings remain popular around the world. Yet he studied to be an M.D., taught anatomy and physiology at Harvard, and he came to international prominence with his magnum opus, The Principles of Psychology (1890). James represented America just as the U.S. arrived on the world stage. This critical edition examines James’s later philosophical work from the perspective of the scientific naturalism often prominent in the Principles. It also takes up developments in historical and contemporary sources of functional psychology—which James often inspired—up to and including reflections of the contemporary French neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene. The aim is to place the evaluation of James on pragmatism and radical empiricism within the scientific perspective of contemporary work in the philosophy of psychology and the philosophy of mind. James on “radical empiricism” and “pure experience” and “pragmatism” are particular topics of critical attention.