Running and Philosophy A Marathon for the Mind

A unique anthology of essays exploring the philosophical wisdom runners contemplate when out for a run. It features writings from some of America's leading philosophers, including Martha Nussbaum, Charles Taliaferro, and J.P. Moreland. A first-of-its-kind collection of essays exploring those gems of philosophical wisdom runners contemplate when out for a run Topics considered include running and the philosophy of friendship; the freedom of the long distance runner; running as aesthetic experience, and "Could a Zombie Run a Marathon?" Contributing essayists include philosophers with athletic experience at the collegiate level, philosophers whose pasttime is running, and one philosopher who began running to test the ideas in his essay

Michael W. Austin is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University. A member of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, Austin has been published in Journal for the Philosophy of Sport, Southwest Philosophy Review, The Journal of Value Inquiry, Philosophy and Theology, and International Philosophical Quarterly. He is also the author of Conceptions of Parenthood: Ethics and the Family (2007).

Foreword	p. vii
Preface: Warming Up Before the Race	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Long-Distance Running and the Will to Power	p. 1
Chasing Happiness Together: Running and Aristotle's Philosophy of Friendship	p. 11
Running with the Seven Cs of Success	p. 21
The Phenomenology of Becoming a Runner	p. 35
In Praise of the Jogger	p. 45
Running Religiously	p. 57
Hash Runners and Hellenistic Philosophers	p. 71
What Motivates an Early Morning Runner?	p. 81
A Runner's Pain	p. 89
Performance-Enhancement and the Pursuit of Excellence	p. 103
The Freedom of the Long-Distance Runner	p. 115
Existential Running	p. 125
Can We Experience Significance on a Treadmill?	p. 139
Running in Place or Running in Its Proper Place	p. 151
The Running Life: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Hunter-Gatherer	p. 161
John Dewey and the Beautiful Stride: Running as Aesthetic Experience	p. 171
"Where the Dark Feelings Hold Sway": Running to Music	p. 181
The Power of Passion on Heartbreak Hill	p. 193
The Soul of the Runner	p. 205
Notes on Contributors	p. 220
Index	p. 224
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