The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts: Squaring the Octagon

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Routledge (2021)
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This is the first book to pay MMA the serious philosophical attention it deserves. The book explores topics such as whether MMA qualifies as a martial art, the differences between MMA and the traditional martial arts, the aesthetic dimensions of MMA, the limits of consent and choice in MMA and whether MMA can promote moral virtues.

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Experimentation, distributed cognition, and flow: A scientific lens on mixed martial arts.Zachary Agoff, Benjamin Gweyer & Vadim Keyser
on the martial arts status of mixed martial arts: 'There are no rules'.  (pages 16-29)Sarah Malanowski & Nicholas Baima
Ethics of Mixed Martial Arts.  (pages 134-149)Walter Veit & Heather Browning

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