Philosopher and prominent ultra-marathoner Sabrina Little here offers a novel view of what it means to run well, and how cultivating key personal virtues can make us strong, faster, and happier runners. Combining her extensive personal experience as a runner and coach, with her deep knowledge of virtue ethics, The Examined Run accessibly shows how virtues like perseverance, emotional control, and compassion can be just as important in training and competition as any other regime, and should appeal to any intellectually curious runner or athlete.
Philosopher and prominent ultra-marathoner Sabrina Little here offers a novel view of what it means to run well, and how cultivating key personal virtues can make us strong, faster, and happier runners. Combining her extensive personal experience as a runner and coach, with her deep knowledge of virtue ethics, The Examined Run accessibly shows how virtues like perseverance, emotional control, and compassion can be just as important in training and competition as any other regime, and should appeal to any intellectually curious runner or athlete.
Sabrina B. Little is an Assistant Professor at Christopher Newport University. Sabrina's research is in virtue ethics, classical philosophy, and moral psychology. She is also a 5-time US Champion and World Championship silver medallist in trail and ultramarathon running.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface 1. Pride Ran-eth Me into a Shed: An Introduction to Running and Virtue Ethics 2. Practicing Courage in My Sneakers: Virtue and Development 3. Feeling Good: Emotions and Virtue 4. The Runners I Look up to 5. Performance-Enhancing Virtues 6. Performance-Enhancing Vices 7. Happy 8. Limitless Bibliography Index
Preface 1. Pride Ran-eth Me into a Shed: An Introduction to Running and Virtue Ethics 2. Practicing Courage in My Sneakers: Virtue and Development 3. Feeling Good: Emotions and Virtue 4. The Runners I Look up to 5. Performance-Enhancing Virtues 6. Performance-Enhancing Vices 7. Happy 8. Limitless Bibliography Index
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