{"product_id":"games-sports-and-play-thomas-hurka-9780198798354","title":"Games, Sports, and Play: Philosophical Essays","description":"This volume presents new philosophical essays on a topic that's been neglected in most recent philosophy: games, sports, and play. Some contributions address conceptual questions about what games and sports have in common and that distinguishes them from other activities; here many take their start from Bernard Suits's celebrated analysis of game-playing in his book \u003cem\u003eThe Grasshopper\u003c\/em\u003e and either elaborate it or propose an alternative to it. Other essays discuss normative issues that arise within games and sports, such as about fairness, for example in the treatment of male and female athletes. Yet others consider broader evaluative questions about the value of games and sports, which some see as enabling the display of distinctive excellences. \u003cem\u003eGames, Sports, and Play\u003c\/em\u003e includes a posthumous essay by Suits defending his claim, in The Grasshopper, that life in utopia would consist primarily in playing games. The volume's chapters approach the topic of games, sports, and play from different angles but always in the belief that there is rich terrain here for philosophical investigation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Hurka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198798350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198798354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Thomas Hurka","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126422139135,"sku":"9780198798354","price":84.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe0ca3cb-4492-40a0-82d7-240a0fa423ef.jpg?v=1687448097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/games-sports-and-play-thomas-hurka-9780198798354","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}