Why It's OK to Be a Sports Fan

Author:   Alfred Archer ,  Jake Wojtowicz
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032221342


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   04 July 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Alfred Archer ,  Jake Wojtowicz
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.140kg
ISBN:  

9781032221342


ISBN 10:   1032221348
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   04 July 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Adult education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction 1. Fandom: what’s love got to do with it? 2. Why being a fan isn’t a waste of time 3. Why being a partisan is okay 4. Why partisan fandom isn’t just war minus the shooting 5. Why it sometimes isn’t OK to be a fan - part I: other fans 6. Why it sometimes isn’t OK to be a fan – part II: players, clubs, owners, and sports Conclusion: Corruption, love, and loss.

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Alfred Archer is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. He is the author (with Benjamin Matheson) of Honouring and Admiring the Immoral: An Ethical Guide (2021) and the co-editor of Emotions in Sport and Games (2021), Self-Sacrifice and Moral Philosophy (2020), and The Moral Psychology of Admiration (2019). Jake Wojtowicz received his PhD on ethics and the philosophy of law from King’s College London in 2019. He lives with his wife Hannah and their pets, Archie and Genny, in Rochester, NY and is adjusting to life as a Buffalo Bills fan.

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