Aretism: An Ancient Sports Philosophy for the Modern Sports World

by Heather Lynne Reid and M. Andrew Holowchak

Book Overview

Aretism: An Ancient Sports Philosophy for the Modern Sports World provides a tripartite model of sports ethics founded on ancient Greek principles and focused on personal, civic, and global integration. Heather Reid and Mark Holowchak apply these concepts as a "golden mean" between the extremes of the commercialist and recreational models of competition. This treatment is most applicable to students and academics concerned with the philosophy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739182080
• ISBN13: 9780739182086
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"