This book is a philosophical inquiry about the meaning of excellence in canine agility. No matter how accomplished we are as trainers, students, or competitors, we are all either striving for excellence, realizing excellence, or falling short of it, sometimes by a lot. This study employs a unique methodology to explore the foundational issue of excellence in agility as well as in other canine sports. Using interviews with ordinary practitioners of agility, judges, and competitors, as well as memoirs, autobiographies, and fictional stories, the author formulates and argues for the ethical concept of excellence.…mehr
This book is a philosophical inquiry about the meaning of excellence in canine agility. No matter how accomplished we are as trainers, students, or competitors, we are all either striving for excellence, realizing excellence, or falling short of it, sometimes by a lot. This study employs a unique methodology to explore the foundational issue of excellence in agility as well as in other canine sports. Using interviews with ordinary practitioners of agility, judges, and competitors, as well as memoirs, autobiographies, and fictional stories, the author formulates and argues for the ethical concept of excellence.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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Beth A. Dixon is a professor emeritus of philosophy at S.U.N.Y. College at Plattsburgh, in Plattsburgh, New York. Since 1989 she has taught philosophy courses in the areas of logic, moral responsibility, philosophy of children, theoretical ethics, ethics and animals, and food justice.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction What Is This Book About? Why Stories? One. The Problem of Excellence The Story of Dusty Moral Character and Excellence Maggie's Online Trials Some Questions About Exceptional Performance Why Agility? Agility as Hobby Agility Organizations Training Excellence Telling Stories Introducing Sue Hall Summary Two. Exceptional Performance What Is a Qualifying Run? Tiny, Beautiful Moments Skills When Do We Cheer, and for Whom? What Does Luck Have to Do with It? "Matters of Fortune" Introducing Sue Pietricola What Does Excellence in Agility Look Like? Summary Three. Agility as Play Agility Is Not Just Something We Do on the Side Moral Virtues Playing Agility What Is Play? Excellent Play Amateurs Play, Professionals Excel Introducing JoLee Yeddo Summary Four. Agility as Hobby Recreation "The Gentle Pursuit of a Modest Competence" What Is a Hobby? The Amateur Hour The Core of Excellence An Objection Does Your Dog Have a Hobby? Introducing Ann Benjamin and Jodi Pangman Summary Five. The Internal Goods of Agility Internal and External Rewards What Is a Practice? The Relational Values of Agility Who Displays Excellence? Do Agility Institutions Corrupt? Introducing Diane Fyfe Summary Six. Training Excellence A Great Dog Training Capability Respect Trust Communication Introducing Robin Magee Summary Seven. How to Tell a Story About Excellence Intelligible Behavior Narrative Arc Who Am I? The Explanatory Value of Stories The Role of Fancy The Ethical Value of Stories "Muster Dogs" Summary Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction What Is This Book About? Why Stories? One. The Problem of Excellence The Story of Dusty Moral Character and Excellence Maggie's Online Trials Some Questions About Exceptional Performance Why Agility? Agility as Hobby Agility Organizations Training Excellence Telling Stories Introducing Sue Hall Summary Two. Exceptional Performance What Is a Qualifying Run? Tiny, Beautiful Moments Skills When Do We Cheer, and for Whom? What Does Luck Have to Do with It? "Matters of Fortune" Introducing Sue Pietricola What Does Excellence in Agility Look Like? Summary Three. Agility as Play Agility Is Not Just Something We Do on the Side Moral Virtues Playing Agility What Is Play? Excellent Play Amateurs Play, Professionals Excel Introducing JoLee Yeddo Summary Four. Agility as Hobby Recreation "The Gentle Pursuit of a Modest Competence" What Is a Hobby? The Amateur Hour The Core of Excellence An Objection Does Your Dog Have a Hobby? Introducing Ann Benjamin and Jodi Pangman Summary Five. The Internal Goods of Agility Internal and External Rewards What Is a Practice? The Relational Values of Agility Who Displays Excellence? Do Agility Institutions Corrupt? Introducing Diane Fyfe Summary Six. Training Excellence A Great Dog Training Capability Respect Trust Communication Introducing Robin Magee Summary Seven. How to Tell a Story About Excellence Intelligible Behavior Narrative Arc Who Am I? The Explanatory Value of Stories The Role of Fancy The Ethical Value of Stories "Muster Dogs" Summary Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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