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On Running and Becoming Human
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An Anthropological Perspective
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Artikel-Nr:
9783319748436
Veröffentl:
2018
Seiten:
91
Autor:
Thomas F. Carter
Gewicht:
268 g
Format:
219x154x10 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Thomas F. Carter is Principal Lecturer in Anthropology and Sport at the Centre of Memory, Narrative, and History at the University of Brighton, UK. His research considers the varied ways in which sport exemplifies and reveals what it means to be human.
How does the simple act of running make us human? As a form of enskilled movement that shapes how we perceive our surroundings, running enacts a mindful bodily engagement with the world, an engagement that generates our very minds through perceptual learning. Thomas F. Carter examines the interrelated aspects of a runner's being-mind, body, and environs-to illustrate that the skillful act of locomotion is one of principle ways that we as human beings become integral parts of the larger world. Synthesizing recent developments in neuroscience, anthropology, and philosophy of mind, On Running proves there is more to running than merely clocking up the miles.
Fills a gap by presenting an exploration of running that is both scholarly and rigorous while at the same time personal, reflective, and accessible
1. First Steps.- 2. A Runner's Mind.- 3. A Runner's Environs.- 4. A Runner's Body.