Reflecting on Modern Sport in Ancient Olympia Proceedings of the 2016 Meeting of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport at the International Olympic Academy

• Main Author: Reid, Heather L. (auth)
• Other Authors: Moore, Eric (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Parnassos Press - Fonte Aretusa 2017
• Subjects: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Sports & outdoor recreation; Philosophy; Cultural Studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Pindar called Olympia "Queen of truth," so it was appropriate that nearly 100 philosophers of sport from 18 countries on four continents presented 80 different papers there in September of 2016. This proceedings gathers fourteen of them, including two of the keynotes. Topics range from spo...