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Aretism: an ancient sports philosophy for the modern sports world
Aretism: an ancient sports philosophy for the modern sports world
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Holowchak, Mark, 1958-
Publisher
Lexington Books
Publication Date
c2011
Language
English
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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?.
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Competition (Psychology)
Philosophy
Physical fitness
Physical fitness -- Philosophy
Sociological aspects
Sports
Sports -- Philosophy
Sports -- Sociological aspects
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Contributors
Reid, Heather Lynne,1963-
ISBN
9780739148815
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