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I am pleased to announce the publication of a new book in the Studies in Philosophy of Sport  series from Lexington Books : Golf As Meaningful Play: A Philosophical Guide by W. Thomas Schmid . Golf as Meaningful Play offers a philosophical introduction to golf as a sporting practice and source of personal meaning. It is intended both for scholars interested in the philosophy of sport, and for intellectually curious golfers who seek a better understanding of the game. This book describes the physical, emotional, mental, and ethical aspects of the game and how they influence golf instruction. It looks at golf as play, game, sport, and spectacle, discusses golf’s heroes, communities, and traditions, and analyzes the role of the virtues in golf, linking them to self-fulfillment, the ultimate good of golf experience. The book concludes with discussions of classic works of golf literary and film art, including Caddyshack , Missing Links , Tin Cup , and Golf in the Kingdom , which cele...

I was interviewed about the  International Association for the Philosophy of Sport’s session at the APA Central Division Meeting in March 2017 in Kansas City. The session, as readers of this blog are probably aware, was an Author Meets Critics on Golf As Meaningful Play: A Philosophical Guide  (forthcoming) by W. Thomas Schmid (University of North Carolina at Wilmington). You can read the Blog of the APA interview here .

I'm proud to announce the publication of my edited volume:  Defining Sport: Conceptions and Borderlines . Several contributors to this blog contributed to this volume. This is the first volume in Lexington Books' Studies in the Philosophy of Sport series. [As editor of this series, I'd love to hear ideas for contributions to this series. Contact me with ideas. ]  Part One examines several of the standard and influential approaches to defining sport. Part Two uses these approaches to examine various challenging borderline cases (e.g. bullfighting, skateboarding, esport, Crossfit). These chapters examine the interplay of the borderline cases with the definition and provide a more thorough and clearer understanding of the definition and the given cases. See the full listing of chapters and contributors on my SportsEthicist blog . It is available from Lexington , Amazon , and other booksellers. There is also an ebook version.

Call for Papers: Book Chapters Working Title: “Defining Sport: Contemporary Explorations” Publisher: Proposal will be submitted to Lexington Books Editor: Shawn E. Klein, PhD; sklein@rockford.edu The focus of the book is to bring new scholarly attention to the issues and questions involved in defining and explaining the nature of sport. There are several classic works that treat these issues, but with the growth of the philosophy of sport a renewed focus on how to define and conceptualize sport is needed. Chapter ideas: Analyses of common approaches to defining sport (or related concepts such as competition or athlete) in the philosophy of sport literature. (E.g. Bernard Suits, essentialism, formalism, interpretivism, and externalism.) New approaches to defining sport (and related concepts). Examination of borderline cases  (e.g. Motor Sports; Animal Sports, cyber-sports, fantasy sports) Analysis of problematic cases ( e.g violent/blood sports) Discussions of methodological differ...

Broadview Press has released a 3rd edition of the Bernard Suits classic: The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia . The new edition restores the illustrations from the original publication. Also, there is a new appendix on the meaning of play. It looks like the appendix is Suits' "Words On Play" article. At The Sports Ethicist blog , I've reposted a brief review of The Grasshopper . Also, I discuss Suit's "Words on Play" article.

Introduction,  Cesar R. Torres Part I: History and Development A History of Philosophic Ideas about Sport,  David Lunt and Mark Dyreson Part II: Research Methodology The Philosophy of Sport and Analytic Philosophy,  Scott Kretchmar The Philosophy of Sport and Continental Philosophy,  Vegard Fusche Moe The Philosophy of Sport, Eastern Philosophy and Pragmatism,  Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, Koyo Fukasawa and Mizuho Takemura Part III: Current Research and Key Issues Theories of Sport,  Robert L. Simon Fairness and Justice in Sport,  Sigmund Loland The Ethics of Enhancing Performance,  Sarah Teetzel Disability and Sport,  Carwyn Jones Sport, Risk and Danger,  Leslie A. Howe Sport and the Environment–Ecosophical and Metanoetical Intersections,  Ron Welters The Aesthetics of Sport,  Stephen   Mumford Sporting Knowledge,  Gunnar Breivik Sport and Ideology,  Lamartine P. DaCosta Competitive Sport, Moral Development and Peac...