Sailing - Philosophy For Everyone Catching the Drift of Why We Sail

by Allhoff, Fritz; Goold, Patrick; Rousmaniere, John

• ISBN13: 9780470671856
• ISBN10: 0470671858
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-10
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This volume reveals the wisdom we can learn from sailing, a sport that pits human skills against the elements, tests the mettle and is a rich source of valuable lessons in life. Unravels the philosophical mysteries behind one of the oldest organized human activities Features contributions from philosophers and academics as well as from sailors themselves Enriches appreciation of the sport by probing its meaning and value Brings to life the many applications of philosophy to sailing and the profound lessons it can teach us A thought-provoking read for sailors and philosophers alike

Author Biography

Patrick Goold is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Wesleyan College.

Table of Contents

Foreword: The Craft and the Mystery	p. viii
The Philosophical Sailor: An Introduction to Sailing-Philosophy for Everyone	p. xiv
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Passing Through Pain and Fear in the Place of Perpetual Undulation	p. 1
Ships of Wood and Men of Iron: Voyaging the Old-Fashioned Way and Seeking Meaning in Adversity	p. 3
Winning Philosophy: Developing Patience, Inner Strength, and an Eye for the Good Lanes	p. 12
"Hard a' Lee": Why the Work of Sailing Can Be Great Fun	p. 23
Solo Sailing as Spiritual Practice: A Phenomenology of Mastery and Failure at Sea	p. 36
The Meaning of the Boat three Schools of Thought	p. 47
Buddha's Boat: The Practice of Zen in Sailing	p. 49
Freedom of the Seas: The Stoic Sailor	p. 61
Sailors of the Third Kind: Sailing and Self-Becoming in the Shadow of Heraclitus	p. 72
Beauty and Other Aesthetic Aspects of the Sailing Experience	p. 83
What the Race to Mackinac Means	p. 85
Sailing, Flow, and Fulfillment	p. 96
On the Crest of the Wave: The Sublime, Tempestuous, Graceful, and Existential Facets of Sailing	p. 109
Navigating What Is Valuable and Steering a Course in Pursuit of Happiness	p. 122
Physics and Metaphysics for the Philosophical Sailor	p. 133
Do You Have to Be (an) Einstein to Understand Sailing?	p. 135
Paradoxes of Sailing: The Physics of Sailing and the Import of Thought Experiments	p. 148
The Necessity of Sailing: Of Gods, Fate, and the Sea	p. 164
The Channel: An Old Drama by Which the Soul of a Healthy Man is Kept Alive	p. 176
Notes on Contributors	p. 180
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