On Sport and the Philosophy of Sport: A Wittgensteinian Approach

by Graham Mcfee

Book Overview

What is the 'philosophy of sport'? What does one do to count as a practitioner in the philosophy of sport? What conception of philosophy underpins the answer to those questions? In this important new book, leading sport philosopher Graham McFee draws on a lifetime's philosophical inquiry to reconceptualise the field of study. The book covers important topics such as Olympism, the symbolisation of argument, and epistemology and aesthetics in sport...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138633593
• ISBN13: 9781138633599
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"