Aretism
Subtitle: an ancient sports philosophy for the modern sports world
By: Heather L. Reid and M. Andrew Holowchak
Contributors: Holowchak, Mark, 1958-
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780739148815
Subjects: Sociological aspects; Philosophy; Competition (Psychology); Sports; Physical fitness
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The roots of competitive sport; title: Medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment sport; title: Compensatory athleticism; title: Sport propagandized; title: Sport commodified; title: The martial/commercial model; title: Drugs and competitive sport; title: Problems of performance enhancement; title: Gender, aggression, and violence; title: Sport by the numbers; title: Sensationalism and ego-puffing; title: The aesthetic/recreational model; title: Aesthetic spectacle; title: Playful integrity; title: The aesthetics of journeying; title: Beauty as unity; title: Economy of performance; title: The aretic model; title: Aretism and values; title: Aretism and education; title: Aretism and society; title: Is sport a good?.