• Knowing the Score

  • What Sports Can Teach Us About Philosophy (and What Philosophy Can Teach Us About Sports)
  • By: David Papineau
  • Narrated by: Matt Amendt
  • Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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Knowing the Score

By: David Papineau
Narrated by: Matt Amendt
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Publisher's summary

In Knowing the Score, philosopher David Papineau uses sports to illuminate some of modern philosophy's most perplexing questions. As Papineau demonstrates, the study of sports clarifies, challenges, and sometimes confuses crucial issues in philosophy. The tactics of road bicycle racing shed new light on questions of altruism, while sporting family dynasties reorient the nature v. nurture debate.

Why do sports competitors choke? Why do fans think God will favor their team over their rivals? How can it be moral to deceive the umpire by framing a pitch? From all of these questions, and many more, philosophy has a great deal to learn.

An entertaining and erudite audiobook that ranges far and wide through the sporting world, Knowing the Score is perfect listen for armchair philosophers and Monday morning quarterbacks alike.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2017 David Papineau (P)2017 Hachette Audio

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