Overview
- Explores the philosophical questions that arise when sport and art are compared.
- Examines why the appeal of great art endures over centuries, while interest in great sporting contests soon begins to fade.
- Asks what value do sport and art contribute to the world and to the meaning of people’s lives?
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About this book
This book compares two major leisure activities – watching sport and engaging with art. It explores a range of philosophical questions that arise when sport and art are placed side by side:
- The works of Shakespeare, Rembrandt and Mozart have continued to fill playhouses, galleries and concert halls for centuries since they were created, while our interest in even the most epic sporting contests fades after just a few years, or even a single season. What explains this difference?
- Sporting contests are merely games. So why do sports fans attach such great importance to whether their team wins or loses?
- Do sporting contests have meaning in the way works of art do?
- Beauty is a central value in art. Is it important in sport?
- What role does morality play in sport and art?
- What value do sport and art contribute to the world and to the meaning of people’s lives?
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Paul Taylor taught philosophy for over twenty years at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, where he was head of the Philosophy Department for a number of years. He has contributed to numerous academic journals and handbooks, mainly in the areas of philosophy of mind and aesthetics. A lifelong interest in sport has led him to focus in recent years on the philosophy of sport.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Comparative Philosophy of Sport and Art
Authors: Paul Taylor
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72334-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-72333-0Published: 17 June 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-72336-1Published: 18 June 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-72334-7Published: 16 June 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 169
Topics: Social Philosophy, Aesthetics, Sport Science