Cycling : philosophy for everyone : a philosophical tour de force
Cycling
Bok · Engelsk · 2010
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| Omfang | xiii, 273 sider
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| Opplysninger | Warm up: a surreal ride / Patrick Vala-Haynes -- Learning to ride a bike / Peter M. Hopsicker -- Becoming a cyclist: phenomenological reflections on cycling / Steen Nepper Larsen -- Unleash the beast: technology and the time trial / Bryce T.J. Dyer -- Warm up: a test of one's mettle / Patrick Vala-Haynes -- Lance Armstrong and true success / Gregory Bassham and Chris Krall -- LeMond, Armstrong, and the never-ending wheel of fortune / Scott Tinley -- Riding like a girl / Catherine A. Womack and Pata Suyemoto -- Bicycling and the simple life / Russell Arben Fox -- Warm-up: when two wheels meet four / Patrick Vala-Haynes -- Philosophical lessons from cycling in town and country / Robert H. Haraldsson -- The commutist manifesto / John Richard Harris -- Critical mass rides against car culture / Zack Furness -- Warm up: are you real? Tony meets Bishop Berkeley / Patrick Vala-Haynes -- My life as a two-wheeled philosopher / Heather L. Reid -- Cycling and philosophical lessons learned the hard way / Steven D. Hales -- From shoes to saddle / Michael W. Austin -- Warm up: pushing the envelope / Patrick Vala-Haynes -- What to do once they're caught / John Gleaves -- Out of control: the pirate and performance-enhancing drugs / Raymond Angelo Belliotti -- Is the cannibal a good sport? / Andreas de Block and Yannick Joye -- Warm up: riding into awe / Patrick Vala-Haynes -- Taking the gita for an awesome spin / Seth Tichenor -- Stretched elastics, the Tour de France, and a meaningful life / Tim Elcombe and Jill Tracey -- Life cycles and the stages of a cycling life / Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza and Mike McNamee. - 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.
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| ISBN | 1444330276 : £11.99. - 9781444330274 : £11.99
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