Baseball and Philosophy Thinking Outside the Batter’s Box
Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter’s Box by Eric Bronson, published by Open Court Publishing in 2004, is a thought-provoking exploration of the intersection between baseball and philosophical inquiry. This edition spans 350 pages and is presented in English, inviting readers to delve into the complexities of America’s favorite pastime through an academic lens. The book features contributions from eighteen young professors who analyze various aspects of baseball, providing insights that challenge conventional thinking about the sport.
Readers will find a diverse range of essays that address moral dilemmas and ethical questions within the game, such as the implications of the Intentional Walk and the role of individual self-interest in team dynamics. The contributors, who include voices from philosophy as well as fields like statistics, law, and history, engage with topics that explore the cultural and social dimensions of baseball. This collection offers substantial material for thoughtful baseball fans looking to deepen their understanding of the sport and its broader implications.
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Baseball and Philosophy brings together two high-powered pastimes: the sport of baseball and the academic discipline of philosophy. Eric Bronson asked eighteen young professors to provide their profound analysis of some aspect of baseball. The result offers surprisingly deep insights into this most American of games.
The contributors include many of the leading voices in the burgeoning new field of philosophy of sport, plus a few other talented philosophers with a personal interest in baseball. A few of the contributors are also drawn from academic areas outside philosophy: statistics, law, and history.
This volume gives the thoughtful baseball fan substancial material to think more deeply about. What moral issues are raised by the Intentional Walk? Do teams sometimes benefit from the self-interested behavior of their individual members? How can Zen be applied to hitting? Is it ethical to employ deception in sports? Can a game be defined by its written rules or are there also other constraints? What can the U.S. Supreme Court learn from umpiring? Why should baseball be the only industry exempt from antitrust laws? What part does luck play in any game of skill?
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