{"product_id":"games-sports-and-play-philosophical-essays-hardcover","title":"Games, Sports, and Play: Philosophical Essays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Hurka\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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\u003cbr\u003edifferent angles but always in the belief that there is rich terrain here for philosophical investigation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Hurka, \u003cem\u003eChancellor Henry N.R. Jackman Distinguished Professor of Philosophical Studies, University of Toronto\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Hurka is Chancellor Henry N. R. Jackman Professor of Philosophical Studies at the University of Toronto. He is the author of many works in moral and political philosophy, including \u003cem\u003ePerfectionism\u003c\/em\u003e (1993), \u003cem\u003eVirtue, Vice, and Value\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), \u003cem\u003eThe Best Things in Life\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), and \u003cem\u003eBritish Ethical Theorists From Sidgwick to Ewing\u003c\/em\u003e (2014). Much of his research has concerned the human good, or which states and activities make our lives most desirable. He has held Guggenheim and Killam Research Fellowships, and was awarded the 2017 Killam Prize in the Humanities by the Canada Council.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729518170175,"sku":"9780198798354","price":215.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/80be9f40f59e01ecd493ba6e4695c7bb.webp?v=1765122483","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/games-sports-and-play-philosophical-essays-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}