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Sport as a (mere) hobby: in defense of ‘the gentle pursuit of a modest competence’
Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 46 (3):367-382 (2019)
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ABSTRACTIn this essay, I defend sport as a hobby in contrast to sport as a ‘mutual quest for excellence through challenge’. With the assistance of ideas found in the novel Don Quixote, I rai...My notes
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After virtue: a study in moral theory.Alasdair C. MacIntyre - 1984 - Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press.
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