Sport Technology (Research in Philosophy and Technology) (Research in Philosophy and Technology) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Andy Miah, Simon B. Eassom
Publisher: JAI Press
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.4
ISBN: 076230880X
Dewey Decimal Number: 600
EAN: 9780762308804
ASIN: 076230880X
Publication Date: October 1, 2002
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Sport Technology: History, Philosophy and Technology arrives at a crucial time for the ethical consideration of elite sport. With new innovations in sports equipment, doping methods and human engineering on the horizon, the ethical issues raised by such technology have become noticeably acute. The problematisation of technology in sport has gone largely unnoticed in historical, philosophical and policy studies of sport, until the publication of this volume. Tracing the origins, present contexts and future of sport technology, this volume speaks to a multi-disciplinary audience, developing theory of technology and sport. Sport Technology: History, Philosophy and Technology provides a foundation for theorising technological issues in sport, building upon themes in cultural studies of the cyborg, otherness and gender. The book begins with an initial contextualising of sport technology, tracing the historical roots of key mome
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