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Running and Philosophy : A Marathon for the Mind
Overview
A unique anthology of essays exploring the philosophical wisdom runners contemplate when out for a run. It features writings from some of America's leading philosophers, including Martha Nussbaum, Charles Taliaferro, and J.P. Moreland.
- A first-of-its-kind collection of essays exploring those gems of philosophical wisdom runners contemplate when out for a run
- Topics considered include running and the philosophy of friendship; the freedom of the long distance runner; running as aesthetic experience, and "Could a Zombie Run a Marathon?"
- Contributing essayists include philosophers with athletic experience at the collegiate level, philosophers whose pasttime is running, and one philosopher who began running to test the ideas in his essay
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- ISBN-13: 9781405167970
- ISBN-10: 1405167971
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- Publish Date: November 2007
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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