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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 runTopics 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
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2007
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1405167971
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1405167970
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.55 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #3,156,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #808 in Free Will & Determinism Philosophy #1,877 in Running & Jogging (Books) #50,386 in Sociology (Books)
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