Knowing the Score
Autor David Papineauen Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 dec 2030
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ISBN-13: 9781472123565
ISBN-10: 1472123565
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 126 x 198 mm
Editura: Little Brown Book Group
ISBN-10: 1472123565
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 126 x 198 mm
Editura: Little Brown Book Group
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Entertaining . . . cogent and elegantly expressed . . . Papineau emerges as an intelligent, engaging companion and one with essentially sound judgment . . . Knowing the Score is a philosopher's eulogy to his preferred form of recreation, where playing sport becomes a virtue in itself . . . If you agree with this statement, as I do, then in Knowing the Score you'll find much to enjoy
The first time that a world-class philosopher has written a book entirely devoted to sport . . . a scintillating read . . . a marvellous overview of an important subject . . . Above all, this book will strengthen the conviction of those who argue that sport does not merely provide marvellous entertainment but shines a light on fascinating aspects of the human condition
Philosophy and sports would seem to be as different as chalk and cheese. In fact, as David Papineau demonstrates in Knowing the Score, they complement each other, like macaroni and cheese. In 18 brief, clear, stimulating essays, the author, an accomplished philosopher by trade and an enthusiastic sportsman by avocation, shows how the sports we play and follow illuminate such matters as citizenship, the rule of law, cooperation, tradition, and race and ethnicity - that is, the important and enduring issues of social and political life
This is what happens when a top philosopher with a razor-sharp analytical intelligence, a wicked sense of humour, and a clear-as-gin prose style takes on the world of sports, which he passionately loves both as a player and fan. Reading Papineau is like having the best sports-bar conversation ever. I was awed by his insights when I wasn't laughing at his anecdotes
Excellent on the issues of nationhood and nationality in international sport. He writes with vigour on the collision between sport and money . . . intelligent, plausible investigation
Valuable insight
David Papineau's book is an important contribution to our thinking about sports, society, psychology, and moral philosophy. But it is also much more than that. Gripping from start to finish, it is a terrific read full of humour and good sense. You don't even have to like sports to enjoy it
Engaging
Entertaining, innovative and rewarding
The first time that a world-class philosopher has written a book entirely devoted to sport . . . a scintillating read . . . a marvellous overview of an important subject . . . Above all, this book will strengthen the conviction of those who argue that sport does not merely provide marvellous entertainment but shines a light on fascinating aspects of the human condition
Philosophy and sports would seem to be as different as chalk and cheese. In fact, as David Papineau demonstrates in Knowing the Score, they complement each other, like macaroni and cheese. In 18 brief, clear, stimulating essays, the author, an accomplished philosopher by trade and an enthusiastic sportsman by avocation, shows how the sports we play and follow illuminate such matters as citizenship, the rule of law, cooperation, tradition, and race and ethnicity - that is, the important and enduring issues of social and political life
This is what happens when a top philosopher with a razor-sharp analytical intelligence, a wicked sense of humour, and a clear-as-gin prose style takes on the world of sports, which he passionately loves both as a player and fan. Reading Papineau is like having the best sports-bar conversation ever. I was awed by his insights when I wasn't laughing at his anecdotes
Excellent on the issues of nationhood and nationality in international sport. He writes with vigour on the collision between sport and money . . . intelligent, plausible investigation
Valuable insight
David Papineau's book is an important contribution to our thinking about sports, society, psychology, and moral philosophy. But it is also much more than that. Gripping from start to finish, it is a terrific read full of humour and good sense. You don't even have to like sports to enjoy it
Engaging
Entertaining, innovative and rewarding
Notă biografică
David
Papineauis
Professor
of
Philosophy
of
Natural
Science
at
King's
College
London
and
Distinguished
Professor
of
Philosophy
at
the
City
University
of
New
York.
He
is
the
author
of
eight
philosophical
books,
and
has
served
as
president
of
the
Aristotelian
Society,
the
Mind
Association,
and
the
British
Society
for
the
Philosophy
of
Science.
He
is
also
a
keen
amateur
sportsman,
and
has
competed
as
an
adult
at
soccer,
rugby,
golf,
squash,
cricket,
field
hockey,
and
sailing,
without
noteworthy
success
in
any.
He
spends
as
much
time
as
he
can
on
the
Blackwater
Estuary
in
Essex,
where
he
and
his
family
have
a
house
and
a
number
of
small
boats.”