Philosophy of Sport: Critical Readings, Crucial Issues

Forty-three philosophical, sociological, and psychological essays consider the nature of sport along with its aesthetic, ethical, epistemological, and social dimensions. Particular attention is drawn to issues of sportsmanship, cheating, winning, violence, drugs, heroism, gender, race, and pedagogy. An abstract is provided for each chapter. A glossary is included, but an index is not. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)