An edition of Aretism (2011)

Aretism

an ancient sports philosophy for the modern sports world

Aretism
Heather Lynne Reid, Mark Holow ...
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An edition of Aretism (2011)

Aretism

an ancient sports philosophy for the modern sports world

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Publisher
Lexington Books
Language
English

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Table of Contents

The roots of competitive sport
Medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment sport
Compensatory athleticism
Sport propagandized
Sport commodified
The martial/commercial model
Drugs and competitive sport
Problems of performance enhancement
Gender, aggression, and violence
Sport by the numbers
Sensationalism and ego-puffing
The aesthetic/recreational model
Aesthetic spectacle
Playful integrity
The aesthetics of journeying
Beauty as unity
Economy of performance
The aretic model
Aretism and values
Aretism and education
Aretism and society
Is sport a good?.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Lanham, Md

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
796.01
Library of Congress
GV706 .R437 2011, GV706 .H64 2011, GV706.R437 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24827245M
ISBN 13
9780739148815
LCCN
2011007245
OCLC/WorldCat
707486609

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