The Examined Run: Why Good People Make Better Runners

Can running make me a more moral person? Can striving to be a better person make me...
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Author: Sabrina B. Little
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The Examined Run: Why Good People Make Better Runners by Little, Sabrina B.

The Examined Run: Why Good People Make Better Runners

$47.53

The Examined Run: Why Good People Make Better Runners

$47.53
Author: Sabrina B. Little
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Can running make me a more moral person? Can striving to be a better person make me a better runner?

In The Examined Run, philosopher and ultramarathon runner Sabrina B. Little asks whether running can be a laboratory for developing our character. She looks at the key ideas in virtue ethics--virtue, vice, exemplarism, moral emotions, and competition--and brings them into conversation with her experience in training and racing. Little pushes against the frequent conversations about ethics and sport that focus on the negative--doping and other forms of cheating or on simplistic expressions like "no pain, no gain." She argues that these ideas don't address the rich picture of how athletics inform a good life, and sport's relationship to acts of justice or courage. A good athlete is not just one who avoids cheating--rather, they perform feats of perseverance and courage, and succeed by working to develop their natural capacities. Little employs her own experiences in training, coaching, and racing in world class ultramarathons to reveal how athletics and virtue are deeply interconnected.

Author: Sabrina B. Little
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/01/2024
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780197678695


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2024 pg. 14

About the Author
Sabrina B. Little is an Assistant Professor at Christopher Newport University. Sabrina's research is in virtue ethics, classical philosophy, and moral psychology. She is also a 5-time US Champion and World Championship silver medallist in trail and ultramarathon running.

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