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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.
Contents
Contents
Foreword:
Amby Burfoot
Introduction: The nature of American philosophy and endurance sport
Douglas Hochstetler
Running and musing: Living philosophically
Douglas Anderson
When continentalism meets pragmatism - Enduring life in the strenuous mood
Ron Welters
Floyd Landis, endurance sport and the aesthetics of tension
Tim Elcombe
6. Sunrise, Sunset: Reflections on what makes an aging biker's life significant
Scott Kretchmar
7. Representative endurance athlete
Peter Hopsicker
8. Cooking up a plan: Pragmatism and training
Pam R. Sailors and Cody D. Cash
9. Dewey goes the distance: Situated habit and ultraendurance sports
Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, Shaun Gallagher, Daniel D. Hutto, Kaarina Beam
10. "The will to believe," the will to win, and the problem of self-transcendence
Jeffrey Fry
11. On meaning and motive in endurance sport: An experiential romp through the grand whys
Scott Tinley
12. Circles of life: Evaluating goals and preparing for the future
Douglas Hochstetler
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