Emotion in Sports

<p>Emotion is central to human character infiltrating our physiological functions and our mental constitution. In sport athletes feel emotion in specific ways from joy to anger and despair. </p><p>This is the first book to examine emotion in sport from a philosophical perspective building on concepts developed by ancient Greek and modern philosophers. For instance how is Aristotle’s concept of <i>catharsis</i> applied to the sports field? How about <i>power</i> as advanced by Nietzsche or <i>existentialism</i> as discussed by Kierkegaard? <i>Emotion in Sports </i>explores the philosophical framework for the expression of emotion and relates it to our psychological understanding from the perspective of both athlete and spectator.</p><p>A fascinating and useful read for students researchers scholars and practitioners in the fields of sport sciences philosophy and psychology. </p>