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Football and philosophy : going deep

Author: Michael W Austin
Publisher: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2008.
Series: Philosophy of popular culture.
Edition/Format:  eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Football and Philosophy: Going Deep investigates many of the issues surrounding the nation's biggest sport. From a review of the flaws of the Bowl Championship Series, to a study of the violence inherent in the game, to an examination of Vince Lombardi's views on winning, the essays in this collection tackle the moral and philosophical principles behind gridiron competition. The result is an insightful, humorous,  Read more...
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Football and philosophy.
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2008
(DLC) 2008007853
(OCoLC)181601273
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Michael W Austin
ISBN: 9780813172989 0813172985 9780813139029 0813139023 1282937383 9781282937383 9786612937385 6612937386
OCLC Number: 301238204
Language Note: English.
Reproduction Notes: Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
Description: 1 online resource (viii, 226 pages) : illustrations
Details: Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Contents: Introduction, Pregame warm-up / Michael W. Austin --
Vince Lombardi and the philosophy of winning / Raymond Angelo Belliotti --
On fumbling the ball / Jeffrey P. Fry --
Football and Aristotle's philosophy of friendship / Daniel B. Gallagher --
Inside the helmet : what do football players know? / R. Douglas Geivett --
Beauty of football / Scott F. Parker --
Virtue and violence : can a good football player be a good person? / Scott A. Davison --
What's so bad about performance-enhancing drugs? / Sharon Ryan --
True nature of cheating / Marshall Swain and Myles Brand --
"They don't pay nobody to be humble!" football's ego problem / M. Andrew Holowchak --
Crowning a true champion : the case for a college football playoff / Michael W. Austin --
Heroes of the Coliseum / Heather L. Reid --
True MVP / Stephen Kershnar --
Upon further review : instant replay is an all-or-nothing affair / Joshua A. Smith --
Does the salary cap make the NFL a fairer league? / Daniel Collins-Cavanaugh --
Is the Gridiron holy ground? / Mark Hamilton --
Touchdowns, time, and truth / Joseph Keim Campbell --
Feel the big mo̕ / Ben Letson.
Series Title: Philosophy of popular culture.
Responsibility: edited by Michael W. Austin ; with a foreword by Joe Posnanski.

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