Krein Philosophy and Nature Sports

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-315-45415-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten

Reihe: Ethics and Sport

With adventure and lifestyle sports continuing to grow in popularity, this book provides a comprehensive philosophical analysis of issues relating to nature sports. It offers an inquiry into how nature sports differ from mainstream sports, how these differences are related to their value as human activities, and the role of the environments in which such sports take place. Addressing the claim that the most distinctive feature of nature sports is the relationship between participants and the natural world, it examines topics such as the ethics of risk, the social role of nature sport subcultures, the phenomenology of nature sports, and the aesthetics of nature sports.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Krein, Kevin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: What are Nature Sports? 1. Overview of Nature Sports 2. When are Outdoor Activities Sports? Part Two: Nature Sports and Human Communities 3. Nature Sport Films: Fans at a distance 4. Nature Sports and Human Communities 5. Nature Sports, Competition, and Ethics Part Three: The Experience of Nature Sports 6. Phenomenology, Zen, and Nature Sports 7. The Aesthetics of Nature Sports 8. Nature Sports and Art Part Four: Risk and Ethics in Nature Sports 9. The Role of Risk in Nature Sports 10. Ethical Issues Concerning Risk in Nature Sports 11. Guided and Supervised Nature Sports: Risk, authenticity, and institutionalization?

Über Autor(innen)

Kevin Krein is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of Outdoor Studies at the University of Alaska Southeast, US.