The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Sport

The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Sport features specially commissioned essays from a team of leading international scholars. The book, by providing an overview of the advances in the philosophical understanding of sport (and related practices), serves as a measure of the development of the philosophy of sport but it also constitutes an expression of the discipline's state of the art. The book includes a critical analysis of the historical development of philosophic ideas about sport, three essays on the research methods typically used by sport philosophers, twelve essays that address vital issues at the forefront of key research areas, as well as four essays on topics of future disciplinary concern. The book also includes a glossary of key terms and concepts, an essay on resources available to researchers and practitioners, an essay on careers opportunities in the discipline, and an extensive annotated bibliography of key literature.

Cesar R. Torres is Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical Education at The College of Brockport, State University of New York, USA. He is a former President of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport. He has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology and is a recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities. He is the Associate Editor of the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport.

Introduction, Cesar R. Torres
Part I: History and Development
A History of Philosophic Ideas about Sport, David Lunt and Mark Dyreson
Part II: Research Methodology
The Philosophy of Sport and Analytic Philosophy, Scott Kretchmar
The Philosophy of Sport and Continental Philosophy, Vegard Fusche Moe
The Philosophy of Sport, Eastern Philosophy and Pragmatism, Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, Koyo Fukasawa and Mizuho Takemura
Part III: Current Research and Key Issues
Theories of Sport, Robert L. Simon
Fairness and Justice in Sport, Sigmund Loland
The Ethics of Enhancing Performance, Sarah Teetzel
Disability and Sport, Carwyn Jones
Sport, Risk and Danger, Leslie A. Howe
Sport and the Environment-Ecosophical and Metanoetical Intersections, Ron Welters
The Aesthetics of Sport, Stephen Mumford
Sporting Knowledge, Gunnar Breivik
Sport and Ideology, Lamartine P. DaCosta
Competitive Sport, Moral Development and Peace, J. S. Russell
Sport, Spirituality and Religion, Simon Robinson
Sport and Violence, Danny Rosenberg
Part IV: Future Developments
Sport and Technological Development, Alun Hardman
Conceivable Horizons of Equality in Sport, Pam R. Sailors
'Spoiled Sports': Markets and the Corruption of Sport, William J. Morgan
Sport Philosophy around the World, Peter M. Hopsicker and Ivo Jirásek
Part V: Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts
Part VI: Resources and Careers
Resource Guide, Emily Ryall
Careers, Charlene Weaving
Part VII: The Literature
The Sport Philosophy Literature: Foundations, Evolutions and Annotations, Tim Elcombe, Douglas Hochstetler and Douglas W. McLaughlin
Index