Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition

Edited by Douglas Hochstetler - Foreword by Amby Burfoot - Contributions by Douglas Anderson; Kaarina Beam; Cody D. Cash; Tim Elcombe; Jeffrey Fry; Shaun Gallagher; Peter Hopsicker; Professor Daniel D. Hutto; Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza; R. Scott Kretchmar; P

Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition, edited by Douglas R. Hochstetler, analyzes the relationship between endurance sports-such as running, cycling, and swimming-and themes from the American philosophical tradition. The contributors enter into dialogue with writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James, Henry David Thoreau, and John Dewey, as well as more recent scholars such as John McDermott and bell hooks. Examining American philosophical themes informs issues in endurance sport, and the experiential nature of endurance sport helps address philosophical issues and explain philosophical themes in American philosophy. The chapters bear witness to the fact that philosophy is not limited to abstract notions such as justice, truth, happiness, and so forth, but intersects with and has a bearing on our human endeavors of work and play. Furthermore, the themes centrally related to the American philosophical tradition align closely with the challenges and experiences present and faced by runners, cyclists, swimmers, and endurance athletes in general.

ContentsForeword:Amby Burfoot1.Introduction: The nature of American philosophy and endurance sportDouglas Hochstetler2.Running and musing: Living philosophicallyDouglas Anderson3.When continentalism meets pragmatism - Enduring life in the strenuous moodRon Welters4.Floyd Landis, endurance sport and the aesthetics of tensionTim Elcombe6. Sunrise, Sunset: Reflections on what makes an aging biker's life significantScott Kretchmar7. Representative endurance athletePeter Hopsicker8. Cooking up a plan: Pragmatism and trainingPam R. Sailors and Cody D. Cash9. Dewey goes the distance: Situated habit and ultraendurance sportsJesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, Shaun Gallagher, Daniel D. Hutto, Kaarina Beam10. "The will to believe," the will to win, and the problem of self-transcendenceJeffrey Fry11. On meaning and motive in endurance sport: An experiential romp through the grand whysScott Tinley12. Circles of life: Evaluating goals and preparing for the futureDouglas HochstetlerBibliographyContributor Biographies