Naslov
Importance and Usefulness of Suit’s Definition of Game for Philosophy of Mountaineering

Autori
Eterović, Igor

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
2nd International Conference Ethics, Bioethics And Sport / Škerbić, Matija Mato - Zagreb : Hrvatsko filozofsko društvo, 2019, 28-28

ISBN
978-953-55962-5-7

Skup
2nd International Conference "Ethics, Bioethics and Sport"

Mjesto i datum
Varaždin, Hrvatska; Zagreb, Hrvatska, 22.03.2019. - 23.03.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Mountaineering, Bernard Suit, game, sports, philosophical analysis, philosophy of mountaineering

Sažetak
Bernard Suits’ The Grasshopper has become an unavoidable seminal reference work in almost every serious discussion about the philosophy of sport. This book also includes the idea of non-competitive game, and the example of mountaineering is taken as a paradigm. Unfortunately, that topic, in generally greater prevalence of competitive sports, is almost left without serious attention. In this paper I analyze and critically examine the chapter titled „Mountain climbing“, which is a quite short but highly informative piece of work. I argue that this is not only illuminating for conceptualizing and grounding the philosophy of mountaineering as a specific, non-competitive mode or kind of sport, but it is also quite provoking for a wider reflection about the intrinsic values of game and, indirectly, about sport in general. In the end, I reflect upon Scott Kretchmar's valuable distinction between 'testing and contesting' as a possible important addition to the more rounded vision and articulation of non-competitive games and/or sports. Moreover, Kretchmar also uses mountaineering as the paradigmatic case for his account, which sheds a new light on the discussion about the philosophy of mountaineering.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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