Performance Versus Results: A Critique of Values in Contemporary Sport (SUNY Series in Philosophy of Education) (SUNY series, The Philosophy of Education) - Softcover

Gibson, John H.

 
9780791413548: Performance Versus Results: A Critique of Values in Contemporary Sport (SUNY Series in Philosophy of Education) (SUNY series, The Philosophy of Education)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0791413543 ISBN 13: 9780791413548
Verlag: State University of New York Press, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

This study examines the consequences of cultural development on the emergence of contemporary sport. The current preoccupation with statistics and reductionist theories has objectified athletic performance to the extent that the scoreboard identifies excellence. Gibson offers an alternative position that focuses on the relationship of the athlete to the sport.

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Críticas

"There are books about sport that say something about philosophy, and there are books about philosophy that say something about sport, but one or the other usually gets slighted. Gibson has something important to say about both. That is rare." -- Michael A. Oliker, Midwest Philosophy of Education Society

"Gibson addresses serious issues that are of concern to both those who study sport and those who experience it. One does not have to look far to see some of the problems in sport that deal with values: cheating, steroids, scholastic eligibility, showmanship, strikes, etc. With these problems in mind, the book is timely and insightful. I recommend it highly." -- Steven G. Estes, California State University at Fullerton

Reseña del editor

This study examines the consequences of cultural development on the emergence of contemporary sport. The current preoccupation with statistics and reductionist theories has objectified athletic performance to the extent that the scoreboard identifies excellence. Gibson offers an alternative position that focuses on the relationship of the athlete to the sport.

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Verlag
State University of New York Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0791413543
ISBN 13 
9780791413548
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
158
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