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9780813125749

Tennis and Philosophy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780813125749

  • ISBN10:

    081312574X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-05-01
  • Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky

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Tennis smashed onto the worldwide athletic scene soon after its modern rules and equipment were introduced in nineteenth-century England. Exciting, competitive, and uniquely accessible to people of all ages and talent levels, tennis continues to enjoy popularity, both as a recreational activity and a spectator sport.Life imitates sport in Tennis and Philosophy. Editor David Baggett approaches tennis not only as a game but also as a surprisingly rich resource for philosophical analysis. He assembles a team of champion scholars, including David Foster Wallace, Robert R. Clewis, David Detmer, Mark Huston, Tommy Valentini, and Kevin Kinghorn, to consider numerous philosophical issues within the sport. Profiles of tennis greats such as John McEnroe, Roger Federer, the Williams sisters, and Arthur Ashe are paired with pertinent topics, from the ethics of rage to the role of rivalry. Whether entertaining metaphysical arguments or examining the nature of beauty, these essays promise insightful discussion of one of the world's most popular sports.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introduction: The Love of Wisdomp. 1
Federer as Religious Experiencep. 6
Why Roger Federer Is the Best: Or Is It McEnroe?p. 26
Why Are All Tennis Films Bad?p. 54
Excuses, Excuses: Inside the Mind of a Complainerp. 73
Authoritarian Tennis Parents: Are Their Children Really Any Worse Off?p. 90
"You Cannot Be Serious!" The Ethics of Rage in Tennisp. 107
Love-Love: A Fresh Start at Finding Value and Virtue in Tennisp. 125
A Court Conversationp. 142
Stabbing Seles: Fans and Fair Playp. 164
The "Kournikova Phenomenon"p. 182
Losing Beautifullyp. 200
Arthur Ashe: Philosopher in Motionp. 220
The Ridiculous Meets the Radical in the Battle of the Sexesp. 242
Friendship, Rivalry, and Excellencep. 255
The Playersp. 275
Indexp. 279
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