Martial Arts and the Philosophy of Sport

Martial Arts and the Philosophy of Sport brings martial arts and Eastern philosophical wisdom together with the competitive world of sports as games. This exploration goes beyond the conventional view of martial arts as fighting skills, delving into their evolution as competitive Olympic sports and profound ways of self-cultivation.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Martial Arts and Sports - A Beginning
Chapter 2 - Martial Arts, Martial Sports, and Martial Ways
Chapter 3 - Finding the Art in Martial Arts and Sports
Chapter 4 - Philosophical Wisdom in Martial Arts, Competition, and Play
Chapter 5 - Mind-body Integration, an Alternative to Dualism
Chapter 6 - Metaphysics, Martial Arts, and Sport
Conclusion
Bibliography

About the author

Mark Stone is professor of philosophy at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Stone, Mark Stone, Stone Mark
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2024
• EAN: 9781666929607
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-960-7
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Studies in Philosophy of Sport
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Martial Arts, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist, Buddhism, Philosophy: aesthetics, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Oriental martial arts, SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts / General