Running and Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind
A unique anthology of essays exploring the philosophical wisdom runners contemplate when out for a run. It features writings from some of America's leading philosophers, including Martha Nussbaum, Charles Taliaferro, and J.P. Moreland. A first-of-its-kind collection of essays exploring those gems of philosophical wisdom runners contemplate when out for a run Topics considered include running and the philosophy of friendship; the freedom of the long distance runner; running as aesthetic experience, and "Could a Zombie Run a Marathon?" Contributing essayists include philosophers with athletic experience at the collegiate level, philosophers whose pasttime is running, and one philosopher who began running to test the ideas in his essay
- Author
- Michael W. Austin
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 226
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781405167970
- Genres
- philosophy
- Release date
- 2007
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