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Holowchak, Mark, 1958-

Aretism : an ancient sports philosophy for the modern sports world / M. Andrew Holowchak, Heather L. Reid. - xvii, 214 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

-- 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?

ISBN: 9780739148815 0739148818

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sports--Philosophy.
Physical fitness--Philosophy.
Sports--Sociological aspects.
Competition (Psychology)

LC Class. No.: GV706 / .H64 2011