The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts (eBook, PDF)

Squaring the Octagon
Redaktion: Holt, Jason; Ramsay, Marc

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000450385
• Artikelnr.: 62238434

Autorenporträt

Jason Holt is Professor of Kinesiology at Acadia University, Canada, and author of Kinetic Beauty: The Philosophical Aesthetics of Sport (2020). Marc Ramsay is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Acadia University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Weighing In
1. Mixed Martial Arts is Not a Martial Art
2. On the Martial Arts Status of Mixed Martial Arts: 'There are no rules'
3. Loyalty, Deference, and Exploitation in Traditional and Mixed Martial
Arts
4. Violence and Constraints in Combat Sport
5. Experimentation, Distributed Cognition, and Flow: A Scientific Lens on
Mixed Martial Arts
6: A Utility-based Aesthetic for MMA: Finding Beauty in the Cage
7. An Aesthetic Apology for MMA
8. The Line of Permissibility: Gladiators, Boxers, and MMA Fighters
9. Friendship as a Moral Defense of Mixed Martial Arts
10. MMA as a Path to Stoic Virtue
11. Ethics of Mixed Martial Arts
12. Gender, Pain, and Risk in Women's Mixed Martial Arts
13. Gender and Ethics: Thoughts on the Case of Transgender Athlete Fallon
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