Philosophical Issues in Tourism

The aim of this book is to bridge the disciplines of philosophy and tourism and to provide an analysis and application of philosophical issues of tourism. In doing so this book focuses on three key areas of knowledge, aesthetics and values.

Despite the geometric expansion of tourism knowledge, some areas have remained stubbornly underdeveloped and a full or comprehensive consideration of the philosophical issues of tourism represents one such significant knowledge gap. A key aim of this book therefore is to provide an initial mapping of, and fresh insights into this territory. In doing so it discusses key philosophical questions in the field such as What is tourism? Who is a tourist? What is wisdom? What is it to know something? What is the nature of reality? Why are some destinations considered beautiful? Why is tourism desirable? What is good and bad tourism? What are desirable ends? These and similar topics are addressed this book under the headings of truth, beauty and virtue.

Part 1: Introduction

1. Philosophical Issues in Tourism - John Tribe

Part 2: Truth: Reality, Knowledge and Disciplines

2. Who is a Tourist? Conceptual and Theoretical Developments - Scott McCabe

3. What is Tourism? Definitions, Theoretical Phases and Principles - Alexandre Panosso Netto

4. Epistemology, Ontology and Tourism - Maureen Ayikoru

5. Post-disciplinary Tourism - Tim Coles, C. Michael Hall and David Duval

6. The End of Tourism? Nomadology and the Mobilities Paradigm - Kevin Hannam

Part 3: Beauty: Well-being, Aesthetics and Art

7. Tourism and Restoration - Balvinder Kaur Kler

8. Aesthetic Pleasures: Contemplating Spiritual Tourism - Shalini Singh and Tej Vir Singh

9. Nature, Beauty and Tourism - Cain Samuel Todd

10. Tourism and the Aesthetics of the Built Environment - Robert Maitland and Andrew Smith

11. Tourism and the Arts - Brian Wheeller

Part 4: Virtue: Ethics, Values and The Good Life

12. Ethics and Tourism - David Fennell

13. Good Actions in Tourism - Tazim Jamal and Christopher Menzel

14. Against 'Ethical Tourism' - Jim Butcher

15. Development and its Discontents: Ego-tripping Without Ethics or Idea(l)s? - Mick Smith

16. Trans-modernity: Remaking Our (Tourism) World? - Irena Ateljevic