Philosophy Football: Eleven Great Thinkers Play IT Deep - Softcover

Perryman, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014026843X ISBN 13: 9780140268430

Publisher: Penguin, 1997

Synopsis

A small-format but visually exciting book that desribes a football team of philosophers, and their thoughts on the game. The team consists of: Camus, Baudrillard, Simone de Beauvoir, Gramsci, Wittgenstein, Nietzsche, Sun Tzu, Oscar Wilde, Umberto Eco, Shakespeare and Bob Marley. The strengths and weaknesses of each player are described and fully analysed in footballing terms.

About this title

Synopsis:

A book that describes a spoof football team of philosophers, and their thoughts on the game. The team consists of Camus, Baudrillard, Simone de Beauvoir, Gramsci, Wittgenstein, Nietzsche, Sun Tzu, Oscar Wilde, Umberto Eco, Shakespeare and Bob Marley. The strengths and weaknesses of each player are described and analysed in footballing terms.

About the Author:

Mark Perryman studied Philosophy and Politics at Hull University. He works as a marketing consultant, but is also the founder and co-owner of the company Philosophy Football, which sells tee-shirts with philosophers' words on them. He
lives in London N15.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 014026843X
• ISBN 13: 9780140268430
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160