Sport and self-love: reflections on boxing and the construction of selfhood

Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 48 (1):129-145 (2021)
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This article examines whether boxing, despite – or perhaps because – its destructive potential can be an arena for the formation of selfhood. Based on Honneth’s theory of recognition, I sugg...

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10.1080/00948705.2020.1863813

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