Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone: A Philosophical Tour De Force

by Series Editor: Fritz Allhoff (Western Michigan University, The Nanoethics Group); Editor: Jesú; s Ilundá; in-Agurruza (Linfield College, USA); Editor: Michael W. Austin (Eastern Kentucky University, USA); Foreword by: Lennard Zinn

• ISBN13: 9781444324686
• ISBN10: 1444324683
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The bicycle has been described as the most perfect of human inventions and its ability to inspire cannot be underrated – after all, Einstein claimed that the theory of relativity came to him whilst cycling. And so bicycling and philosophy create the perfect tandem; both teach us to confront realities about the world and ourselves, and to pursue lofty ideals. Investigating the connections between the intellectual and physical sides of cycling, this book rides over important philosophical terrain, including: *The ethics of cycling competitiveness and success *The epiphanies and self-revelations discovered when cycling *The transformative potential of cycling for personal growth *The role and experience of women cyclists

Cycling – Philosophy for Everyone explores in a fun but critical way the rich philosophical, cultural, and existential experiences that arise when two wheels are propelled by human energy.

Table of Contents

Foreword (Lennard Zinn, Independent Scholar)

Acknowledgments

Getting in Gear: An Introduction to Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone

The Varieties of Cycling Experience:

Warm Up: A Surreal Ride

Learning to Ride a Bike

Becoming a Cyclist: Phenomenological Reflections on Cycling

Unleash the Beast: Technology and the Time Trial

Velo Virtues:

Warm Up: A Test of One's Mettle

Lance Armstrong and True Success

LeMond, Armstrong, and the Never-Ending Wheel of Fortune

Riding Like a Girl

Bicycling and the Simple Life

Re-Cycling:

Warm Up: When Two Wheels Meet Four

Philosophical Lessons from Cycling in Town and Country

The Commutist Manifesto

Critical Mass Rides Against Car Culture

Spinning Wisdom:

Warm Up: Are You Real? Tony Meets Bishop Berkeley

My Life as a Two-Wheeled Philosopher

Cycling and Philosophical Lessons Learned the Hard Way

From Shoes to Saddle

Fair Play on Two Wheels:

Warm Up: Pushing the Envelope

What To Do Once They're Caught

Out of Control: The Pirate and Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Is the Cannibal a Good Sport?

Pedaling Circles:

Warm Up: Riding into Awe

Taking the Gita for an Awesome Spin

Stretched Elastics, the Tour de France, and a Meaningful Life

Life Cycles and the Stages of a Cycling Life

Notes on Contributors: The Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone Peloton

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