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Informationen zum Autor Editors Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, and Allen and Pat Kelley Faculty Scholar at Linfield College, Oregon. He has published in the journals Sports, Ethics, and Philosophy and Proteus. He is a category 2 racer. Michael W. Austin is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University, where he works primarily in ethics. He has published Conceptions of Parenthood: Ethics and the Family (2007), Running and Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), and Football and Philosophy: Going Deep (2008). Series Editor Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007). Klappentext Covering interesting and varied philosophical terrain, Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone explores in a fun but critical way the rich philosophical, cultural, and existential experiences that arise when two wheels are propelled by human energy.* Incorporates or reflects the views of high-profile and notable past-professional cyclists and insiders such as Lennard Zinn, Scott Tinley, and Lance Armstrong* Features contributions from the areas of cultural studies, kinesiology, literature, and political science as well as from philosophers* Includes enlightening essays on the varieties of the cycling experience, ranging from the ethical issues of success, women and cycling, environmental issues of commuting and the transformative potential of cycling for personal growth* Shows how bicycling and philosophy create the perfect tandem* Includes a foreword by Lennard Zinn, author and owner of Zinn Cycles Inc. Zusammenfassung Covering interesting and varied philosophical terrain, Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone explores in a fun but critical way the rich philosophical, cultural, and existential experiences that arise when two wheels are propelled by human energy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword x Lennard Zinn Acknowledgments xii Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza and Michael W. Austin Getting in Gear: An Introduction to Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone 1 Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza and Michael W. Austin Stage 1 the Varieties of Cycling Experience 11 1 Warm Up: A Surreal Ride 13 Patrick Vala-Haynes 2 Learning to Ride a Bike 16 Peter M. Hopsicker 3 Becoming a Cyclist: Phenomenological Reflections on Cycling 27 Steen Nepper Larsen 4 Unleash the Beast: Technology and the Time Trial 39 Bryce T. J. Dyer Stage 2 Velo Virtues 51 5 Warm Up: A Test of One's Mettle 53 Patrick Vala-Haynes 6 Lance Armstrong and True Success 56 Gregory Bassham and Chris Krall 7 LeMond, Armstrong, and the Never-Ending Wheel of Fortune 68 Scott Tinley 8 Riding Like a Girl 81 Catherine A. Womack and Pata Suyemoto 9 Bicycling and the Simple Life 94 Russell Arben Fox Stage 3 Re-cycling 107 10 Warm Up: When Two Wheels Meet Four 109 Patrick Vala-Haynes 11 Philosophical Lessons from Cycling in Town and Country 112 Robert H. Haraldsson 12 The Commutist Manifesto 123 John Richard Harris 13 Critical Mass Rides Against Car Culture 134 Zack Furness Stage 4 Spinning Wisdom 147
