{"product_id":"running-and-philosophy-isbn-9781405167970","title":"Running and Philosophy","description":"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.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA first-of-its-kind collection of essays exploring those gems of philosophical wisdom runners contemplate when out for a run\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics 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?”\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributing 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Foreword (Amby Burfoot, Executive Editor, \u003ci\u003eRunner’s World\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and 1968 Boston Marathon Champion).  \u003cp\u003ePreface: Warming Up Before the Race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Long-Distance Running and the Will to Power (Raymond Angelo Belliotti, State University of New York at Fredonia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Chasing Happiness Together: Running and the Philosophy of Friendship (Michael W. Austin, Eastern Kentucky University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Running With the Seven Cs of Success (Gregory Bassham, King’s College, Pennsylvania).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Phenomenology of Becoming a Runner (J. Jeremy Wisnewski, Hartwick College).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. In Praise of the Jogger (Raymond J. VanArragon, Bethel University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Running Religiously (Jeffrey P. Fry, Ball State University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Hash Runners and Hellenistic Philosophers (Richard DeWitt, Fairfield University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. What Motivates an Early Morning Runner (Kevin Kinghorn, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. A Runner’s Pain (Chris Kelly, University of Maryland).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Performance-Enhancement and the Pursuit of Excellence (William P. Kabasenche, Washington State University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Freedom of the Long-Distance Runner (Heather L. Reid, Morningside College).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Existential Running (Ross C. Reed, Rhodes College).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Can We Experience Significance on a Treadmill? (Douglas R. Hochstetler, Penn State University, Lehigh Valley).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Running in Place or Running in Its Proper Place (J. P. Moreland, Biola University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Running Life: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Hunter-Gatherer (Sharon Kaye, John Carroll University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. John Dewey and the Beautiful Stride: Running as Aesthetic Experience (Christopher Martin, Institute of Education, University of London).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Where the Dark Feelings Hold Sway: Running to Music (Martha C. Nussbaum, University of Chicago).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. The Power of Passion on Heartbreak Hill (Michelle Maiese, Emmanuel College).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. The Soul of the Runner (Charles Taliaferro and Rachel Traughber, St. Olaf College).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"With equal measures of scholarship and soul, the essays in \u003ci\u003eRunning and Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Michael W. Austin, touch on religion, pain, happiness, and other topics that are best explored on a long run. With a pack of philosophers.\" (\u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2007)  \u003cp\u003e\"The contributors are runners who approach the subject of running and philosophy sympathetically…there is enough in [the book] to the get the inner dialogue started.\" (\u003ci\u003eOrange Community News\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael W. Austin\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University. A member of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, Austin has been published in \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Philosophy of Sport\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthwest Philosophy Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Value Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInternational Philosophical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eConceptions of Parenthood: Ethics and the Family\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).  Running is not just a physical activity — it is also a reflective endeavor. With the wind at your back and ribbons of roadway in front of you, there is ample time to think about life’s big questions. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThis first-of-its kind volume brings together some of today’s leading philosophers to address such questions as:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eWhat is the relationship between success in running and success in life?\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eWhat can we learn from pain?\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eIs running a religion?\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eHow does running fit into the pursuit of a meaningful life?\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eWhat is the connection between running, friendship, and happiness?\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe combination of running and philosophy can help us achieve a goal we all share, reflected in the words of eminent Enlightenment philosopher John Locke: \"A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e  \"[T]here is much potential for the essays in Running and Philosophy to spark lively discussions among readers, [and] the impressive variety of topics…is enough for nearly anyone with a modicum of interest in both running and philosophy to justify reading it. In fact, I think this book is required reading for all those who find themselves with this combination of interests.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eThomas E. Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy  \u003cp\u003e\"Every runner who has ever pondered the pleasure of pain, wondered about the duality of mind and body, or felt the artistic beauty of a perfect set of 800m repeats will enjoy this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eJonathan Beverly\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRunning Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Is running more a disease or a source of human liberation? Would Aristotle and Nietzsche both endorse running? Does running on a treadmill dehumanize us? For answers to these and other intriguing questions, you will need to read \u003ci\u003eRunning and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. It leads one on a rich, varied, and enjoyable journey.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eR. 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