The Future of Post-Human Sports
Author | : Peter Baofu |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 656 |
Release | : 2014-10-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781443869935 |
ISBN-13 | : 1443869937 |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Future of Post-Human Sports written by Peter Baofu and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are sports really supposed to be so competitive that, as Henry R. Sanders once famously said, ""Men, I'll be honest. Winning is...the only thing!""? (WK 2012) This competitive view of sports can be contrasted with a critical view by William Shakespeare, who wrote in Othello (Act. iv. Sc. 1), ""They laugh that win."" (BART 2012) Contrary to these opposing views (and other ones, as will be discussed in the book), sports (in relation to both training and winning) are neither possible (or impossible)...