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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Running And Philosophy : A Marathon For The Mind by Edited by Michael W. Austin
A unique anthology of essays exploring the philosophical wisdom runners contemplate when out for a run. It features writings from some of Americas 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 essayshow more