Watching baseball, seeing philosophy
Subtitle: the great thinkers at play on the diamond
By: Raymond Angelo Belliotti.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9780786433032
Subjects: Baseball -- Philosophy; Baseball players; Philosophers
Description: "Ted Williams breathes life into Camus' Sisyphus; Billy Martin's competitiveness recalls Niccolo Machiavelli's take on politics; Satchel Paige echoes wisdom Marcus Aurelius; and DiMaggio's personality cry out for resolution that Nietzsche's doctrine of perspectivism might have given. The book offers a very practical application of Western philosophy by examining these icons of American sport and culture"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: First Inning: Ted Williams and Albert Camus; title: Second Inning: Billy Martin and Niccol Machiavelli; title: Third Inning: Satchel Paige and Marcus Aurelius; title: Fourth Inning: Joe DiMaggio and Friedrich Nietzsche; title: Fifth Inning: Joe Torre and Aristotle; title: Sixth Inning: Jackie Robinson and Antonio Gramsci; title: Seventh Inning: Mickey Mantle and St. Thomas Aquinas; title: Eighth Inning: John Franco and William James; title: Ninth Inning: Jose Canseco and Immanuel Kant