Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box (Volume 6 in the Series Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Eric Bronson (Editor); Bill Littlefield (Foreword); Joe Kraus; Paul Horan; Jason Solomon; Thomas D. Senor; Willie Young; Ted Cohen; J. S. Russell; Randolph Feezell; Mark J. Hamilton; William J. Morgan; Alex Ruck; Bob Ruck; Pellom McDaniels III; Gregory Bassham; Michael Brannigan; Jay Bennett; Aryn Martin; Leslie Heaphy; R. Scott Kretchmar; Heather L. Reid; Aeon J. Skoble; Albert Duncan; Joel Shuman; Steven Streeter; Neil Feit; Michaelm J. McGrath; Simon Eassom; Vincent L. Toscano; Larry Raful; Edward A. Sullivan; Graham Harman
Language: English
Published by Open Court, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 2004
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s4 6"x9"; 350 pages; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. Contains the following essays: "Foreword" by Bill Littlefield; "Pre-Game Warm-up: Who's on First?"; "There's No Place Like Home!" by Joe Kraus; "Minnesota's 'Homer Hanky Jurisprudence': Contradiction, Ethics, and the Twins" by Paul Horan and Jason Solomon; "Should Cubs Fans Be Committed? What Bleacher Bums Have to Teach Us about the Nature of Faith" by Thomas D. Senor; "Taking One for the Team: Baseball and Sacrifice" by Willie Young; "There Are No Ties at First Base" by Ted Cohen; "Taking Umpiring Seriously: How Philosophy Can Help Umpires Make the Right Calls" by J. S. Russell; "Baseball, Cheating, and Tradition: Would Kant Cork His Bat?" by Randolph Feezell; "There's No Lying in Basebal (Wink, Wink)" by Mark J. Hamilton; "Democracy and Dissent: Why America Needs Reggie Jackson:" by Eric Bronson; "Baseball and the Search for an American Moral Identity" by William J. Morgan; "The Negro Leagues and the Contradictions of Social Darwinism" by Alex Ruck and Bob Ruck; "We're American Too: The Negro Leagues and the Philosophy of Resistance" by Pellom McDaniels III; "The Zen of Hitting" by Gregory Bassham; "Japanese Baseball and It's Warrior Ways" by Michael Brannigan; "The Numbers Game: What Fans Should Know about the Stats They Love" by Jay Bennett and Aryn Martin; "Women Playing Hardball" by Leslie Heaphy; "Walking Barry Bonds: The Ethics of the Intentional Walk" by R. Scott Kretchmar; "Socrates at the Ballpark" by Heather L. Reid; "Baseball and Ethics: Should Pete Rose Be in the Hall of Fame?" (Yes) by Aeon J. Skoble (No) "Baseball and Political Philosophy: Does A-Rod Deserve So Much Money?" (Yes) by by Albert Duncan (No) by Joel Shuman; "Baseball and Metaphysics: Does Superstition Help Performance?" (Yes) by Steven Streeter (No ) by Neil Feit; "Baseball and Legal Philosophy: Should Steroids Be Banned?" (Yes) by Michaelm J. McGrath (No) by Simon Eassom; "Baseball and Aesthetics: What's the Best Baseball Movie?" (The Natural 1984) by Vincent L. Toscano (It Happens Every Spring 1949) by Larry Raful; "Baseball and Education: Were Baseball Players Better Role Models Then or Now?" (Then) by Edward A. Sullivan (Now) by Graham Harman.…
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- Title
- Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box (Volume 6 in the Series Popular Culture and Philosophy)
- Author
- Eric Bronson (Editor); Bill Littlefield (Foreword); Joe Kraus; Paul Horan; Jason Solomon; Thomas D. Senor; Willie Young; Ted Cohen; J. S. Russell; Randolph Feezell; Mark J. Hamilton; William J. Morgan; Alex Ruck; Bob Ruck; Pellom McDaniels III; Gregory Bassham; Michael Brannigan; Jay Bennett; Aryn Martin; Leslie Heaphy; R. Scott Kretchmar; Heather L. Reid; Aeon J. Skoble; Albert Duncan; Joel Shuman; Steven Streeter; Neil Feit; Michaelm J. McGrath; Simon Eassom; Vincent L. Toscano; Larry Raful; Edward A. Sullivan; Graham Harman
- Publisher
- Open Court, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0812695569
- ISBN 13
- 9780812695564
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Series
- Book 36 of 125: Popular Culture and Philosophy
- Seller catalogs
- Baseball, Philosophy, Sports
The contributors include many of the leading voices in the burgeoning new field of philosophy of sport, plus a few other talented philosophers with a personal interest in baseball. A few of the contributors are also drawn from academic areas outside philosophy: statistics, law, and history.
This volume gives the thoughtful baseball fan substancial material to think more deeply about. What moral issues are raised by the Intentional Walk? Do teams sometimes benefit from the self-interested behavior of their individual members? How can Zen be applied to hitting? Is it ethical to employ deception in sports? Can a game be defined by its written rules or are there also other constraints? What can the U.S. Supreme Court learn from umpiring? Why should baseball be the only industry exempt from antitrust laws? What part does luck play in any game of skill?
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