Book description
Covering interesting and varied philosophical terrain,
Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone
explores in a fun but critical way the rich philosophical, cultural,
and existential experiences that arise when two wheels are propelled by
human energy.
- Incorporates or reflects the views of high-profile and notable
past-professional cyclists and insiders such as Lennard Zinn,
Scott Tinley, and Lance Armstrong
- Features contributions from the areas of cultural studies,
kinesiology, literature, and political science as well as from philosophers
- Includes enlightening essays on the varieties of the cycling
experience, ranging from the ethical issues of success, women and
cycling, environmental issues of commuting and the transformative
potential of cycling for personal growth
- Shows how bicycling and philosophy create the perfect tandem
- Includes a foreword by Lennard Zinn, author and owner of Zinn
Cycles Inc.
Editors
Jesús
Ilundáin-Agurruza
is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, and Allen and Pat Kelley Faculty
Scholar at Linfield College, Oregon. He has published in the journals
Sports, Ethics, and Philosophy
and
Proteus.
He is a category 2 racer.
Michael W. Austin is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at
Eastern Kentucky University, where he works primarily in ethics. He
has published Conceptions of Parenthood: Ethics and the Family
(2007), Running and Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), and Football and Philosophy: Going
Deep (2008).
Series Editor
Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy
Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior
Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for
Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the
Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor
or co-editor for several titles, including Wine &
Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey &
Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food &
Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
