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- Book Title
- Infinite Baseball
- Publication Name
- Infinite Baseball : Notes from a Philosopher at the Ballpark
- Title
- Infinite Baseball
- Subtitle
- Notes from a Philosopher at the Ballpark
- ISBN-10
- 0190928182
- EAN
- 9780190928186
- ISBN
- 9780190928186
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Format
- Hardcover
- Release Year
- 2019
- Release Date
- 27/06/2019
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Item Length
- 5.1in
- Item Width
- 7.1in
- Genre
- Sports & Hobbies
- Subject
- Philosophy & Spirituality
- Item Weight
- 7.1 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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Baseball is a strange sport: it consists of long periods in which little seems to be happening, punctuated by high-energy outbursts of rapid fire activity. Because of this, despite ever greater profits, Major League Baseball is bent on finding ways to shorten games, and to tailor baseball to today's shorter attention spans. But for the true fan, baseball is always compelling to watch -and intellectually fascinating. It's superficially slow-pace is an opportunity to participate in the distinctive thinking practice that defines the game. If baseball is boring, it's boring the way philosophy is boring: not because there isn't a lot going on, but because the challenge baseball poses is making sense of it all. In this deeply entertaining book, philosopher and baseball fan Alva Noexplores the many unexpected ways in which baseball is truly a philosophical kind of game. For example, he ponders how observers of baseball are less interested in what happens, than in who is responsible for what happens; every action receives praise or blame. To put it another way, in baseball - as in the law - we decide what happened based on who is responsible for what happened. Noe also explains the curious activity of keeping score: a score card is not merely a record of the game, like a video recording; it is an account of the game. Baseball requires that true fans try to tell the story of the game, in real time, as it unfolds, and thus actively participate in its creation. Some argue that baseball is fundamentally a game about numbers. Noe's wide-ranging, thoughtful observations show that, to the contrary, baseball is not only a window on language, culture, and the nature of human action, but is intertwined with deep and fundamental human truths. The book ranges from the nature of umpiring and the role of instant replay, to the nature of the strike zone, from the rampant use of surgery to controversy surrounding performance enhancing drugs. Throughout, Noe's observations are surprising and provocative. Infinite Baseball is a book for the true baseball fan.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190928182
ISBN-13
9780190928186
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038902681
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Infinite Baseball : Notes from a Philosopher at the Ballpark
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
5.1in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
7.1in
Item Weight
7.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv867.N64 2019
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"Did you know that baseball is uniquely a 'forensic' game about allocating credit or blame? Or that performance enhancing drugs are no more disreputable than Tommy John surgery? Alva Noë, a philosopher in the bleachers, is not always convincing but is invariably interesting. And he does what a philosopher should do: When you finish this slender volume you will have a new way of seeing familiar things." --George F. Will"Whether it's his contention that baseball isn't slow enough, his logic on the fallacy of PEDs or his thoughts on why it's OK for adults to crave a ball tossed into the stands, Alva Noë wields a philosopher's wit and wisdom to cut through modern sports' recycled rhetoric and arrive at a place we all should be: that baseball is life, it's love and it's damn near perfect." --Jeff Passan, ESPN MLB Insider and author of The Arm: Inside the Billion-DollarMystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports"America's national game is an invitation to philosophical reflection. Berkeley professor Alva Noë takes up the challenge with insight and wit and shows how baseball casts light on life, language, history, and being bored. This book will delight baseball fans and the philosophically minded in equal measure." --David Papineau, University College London and author, Knowing the Score: What Sports Can Teach Us about Philosophy"This is a delightful book. If you love baseball, or if you want to love baseball, you will love this book. Noë Âthin ks hard about baseball and shows us just how important thinking is to this beautiful game, and how much thinking through baseball can inform our lives. His reflections call to mind not only Roger Angell, but C.L.R. James on cricket." --Jay L. Garfield, Smith College, "Did you know that baseball is uniquely a 'forensic' game about allocating credit or blame? Or that performance enhancing drugs are no more disreputable than Tommy John surgery? Alva Noë, a philosopher in the bleachers, is not always convincing but is invariably interesting. And he does what a philosopher should do: When you finish this slender volume you will have a new way of seeing familiar things." --George F. Will "Whether it's his contention that baseball isn't slow enough, his logic on the fallacy of PEDs or his thoughts on why it's OK for adults to crave a ball tossed into the stands, Alva Noë wields a philosopher's wit and wisdom to cut through modern sports' recycled rhetoric and arrive at a place we all should be: that baseball is life, it's love and it's damn near perfect." --Jeff Passan, ESPN MLB Insider and author of The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports "America's national game is an invitation to philosophical reflection. Berkeley professor Alva Noë takes up the challenge with insight and wit and shows how baseball casts light on life, language, history, and being bored. This book will delight baseball fans and the philosophically minded in equal measure." --David Papineau, University College London and author, Knowing the Score: What Sports Can Teach Us about Philosophy "This is a delightful book. If you love baseball, or if you want to love baseball, you will love this book. Noë thin ks hard about baseball and shows us just how important thinking is to this beautiful game, and how much thinking through baseball can inform our lives. His reflections call to mind not only Roger Angell, but C.L.R. James on cricket." --Jay L. Garfield, Smith College, "Did you know that baseball is uniquely a 'forensic' game about allocating credit or blame? Or that performance enhancing drugs are no more disreputable than Tommy John surgery? Alva No"e, a philosopher in the bleachers, is not always convincing but is invariably interesting. And he does what a philosopher should do: When you finish this slender volume you will have a new way of seeing familiar things." --George F. Will"Whether it's his contention that baseball isn't slow enough, his logic on the fallacy of PEDs or his thoughts on why it's OK for adults to crave a ball tossed into the stands, Alva No"e wields a philosopher's wit and wisdom to cut through modern sports' recycled rhetoric and arrive at a place we all should be: that baseball is life, it's love and it's damn near perfect." --Jeff Passan, ESPN MLB Insider and author of The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports"America's national game is an invitation to philosophical reflection. Berkeley professor Alva No"e takes up the challenge with insight and wit and shows how baseball casts light on life, language, history, and being bored. This book will delight baseball fans and the philosophically minded in equal measure." --David Papineau, University College London and author, Knowing the Score: What Sports Can Teach Us about Philosophy"This is a delightful book. If you love baseball, or if you want to love baseball, you will love this book. No"e Ã,thin ks hard about baseball and shows us just how important thinking is to this beautiful game, and how much thinking through baseball can inform our lives. His reflections call to mind not only Roger Angell, but C.L.R. James on cricket." --Jay L. Garfield, Smith College, "Did you know that baseball is uniquely a 'forensic' game about allocating credit or blame? Or that performance enhancing drugs are no more disreputable than Tommy John surgery? Alva No, a philosopher in the bleachers, is not always convincing but is invariably interesting. And he does what a philosopher should do: When you finish this slender volume you will have a new way of seeing familiar things." --George F. Will "Whether it's his contention that baseball isn't slow enough, his logic on the fallacy of PEDs or his thoughts on why it's OK for adults to crave a ball tossed into the stands, Alva Nowields a philosopher's wit and wisdom to cut through modern sports' recycled rhetoric and arrive at a place we all should be: that baseball is life, it's love and it's damn near perfect." --Jeff Passan, ESPN MLB Insider and author of The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports "America's national game is an invitation to philosophical reflection. Berkeley professor Alva Notakes up the challenge with insight and wit and shows how baseball casts light on life, language, history, and being bored. This book will delight baseball fans and the philosophically minded in equal measure." --David Papineau, University College London and author, Knowing the Score: What Sports Can Teach Us about Philosophy "This is a delightful book. If you love baseball, or if you want to love baseball, you will love this book. Nothin ks hard about baseball and shows us just how important thinking is to this beautiful game, and how much thinking through baseball can inform our lives. His reflections call to mind not only Roger Angell, but C.L.R. James on cricket." --Jay L. Garfield, Smith College, "Did you know that baseball is uniquely a 'forensic' game about allocating credit or blame? Or that performance enhancing drugs are no more disreputable than Tommy John surgery? Alva Noë, a philosopher in the bleachers, is not always convincing but is invariably interesting. And he does what a philosopher should do: When you finish this slender volume you will have a new way of seeing familiar things." --George F. Will "Whether it's his contention that baseball isn't slow enough, his logic on the fallacy of PEDs or his thoughts on why it's OK for adults to crave a ball tossed into the stands, Alva Noë wields a philosopher's wit and wisdom to cut through modern sports' recycled rhetoric and arrive at a place we all should be: that baseball is life, it's love and it's damn near perfect." --Jeff Passan, ESPN MLB Insider and author of The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports "America's national game is an invitation to philosophical reflection. Berkeley professor Alva Noë takes up the challenge with insight and wit and shows how baseball casts light on life, language, history, and being bored. This book will delight baseball fans and the philosophically minded in equal measure." --David Papineau, University College London and author, Knowing the Score: What Sports Can Teach Us about Philosophy "This is a delightful book. If you love baseball, or if you want to love baseball, you will love this book. Noë Âthin ks hard about baseball and shows us just how important thinking is to this beautiful game, and how much thinking through baseball can inform our lives. His reflections call to mind not only Roger Angell, but C.L.R. James on cricket." --Jay L. Garfield, Smith College, "Did you know that baseball is uniquely a 'forensic' game about allocating credit or blame? Or that performance enhancing drugs are no more disreputable than Tommy John surgery? Alva No¨e, a philosopher in the bleachers, is not always convincing but is invariably interesting. And he does what a philosopher should do: When you finish this slender volume you will have a new way of seeing familiar things." --George F. Will"Whether it's his contention that baseball isn't slow enough, his logic on the fallacy of PEDs or his thoughts on why it's OK for adults to crave a ball tossed into the stands, Alva No¨e wields a philosopher's wit and wisdom to cut through modern sports' recycled rhetoric and arrive at a place we all should be: that baseball is life, it's love and it's damn near perfect." --Jeff Passan, ESPN MLB Insider and author of The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports"America's national game is an invitation to philosophical reflection. Berkeley professor Alva No¨e takes up the challenge with insight and wit and shows how baseball casts light on life, language, history, and being bored. This book will delight baseball fans and the philosophically minded in equal measure." --David Papineau, University College London and author, Knowing the Score: What Sports Can Teach Us about Philosophy"This is a delightful book. If you love baseball, or if you want to love baseball, you will love this book. No¨e Âthin ks hard about baseball and shows us just how important thinking is to this beautiful game, and how much thinking through baseball can inform our lives. His reflections call to mind not only Roger Angell, but C.L.R. James on cricket." --Jay L. Garfield, Smith College, "Did you know that baseball is uniquely a 'forensic' game about allocating credit or blame? Or that performance enhancing drugs are no more disreputable than Tommy John surgery? Alva No"e, a philosopher in the bleachers, is not always convincing but is invariably interesting. And he does what a philosopher should do: When you finish this slender volume you will have a new way of seeing familiar things." --George F. Will"Whether it's his contention that baseball isn't slow enough, his logic on the fallacy of PEDs or his thoughts on why it's OK for adults to crave a ball tossed into the stands, Alva No"e wields a philosopher's wit and wisdom to cut through modern sports' recycled rhetoric and arrive at a place we all should be: that baseball is life, it's love and it's damn near perfect." --Jeff Passan, ESPN MLB Insider and author of The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports"America's national game is an invitation to philosophical reflection. Berkeley professor Alva No"e takes up the challenge with insight and wit and shows how baseball casts light on life, language, history, and being bored. This book will delight baseball fans and the philosophically minded in equal measure." --David Papineau, University College London and author, Knowing the Score: What Sports Can Teach Us about Philosophy"This is a delightful book. If you love baseball, or if you want to love baseball, you will love this book. No"e Âthin ks hard about baseball and shows us just how important thinking is to this beautiful game, and how much thinking through baseball can inform our lives. His reflections call to mind not only Roger Angell, but C.L.R. James on cricket." --Jay L. Garfield, Smith College, "Did you know that baseball is uniquely a 'forensic' game about allocating credit or blame? Or that performance enhancing drugs are no more disreputable than Tommy John surgery? Alva Noë, a philosopher in the bleachers, is not always convincing but is invariably interesting. And he does what a philosopher should do: When you finish this slender volume you will have a new way of seeing familiar things." --George F. Will"Whether it's his contention that baseball isn't slow enough, his logic on the fallacy of PEDs or his thoughts on why it's OK for adults to crave a ball tossed into the stands, Alva Noë wields a philosopher's wit and wisdom to cut through modern sports' recycled rhetoric and arrive at a place we all should be: that baseball is life, it's love and it's damn near perfect." --Jeff Passan, ESPN MLB Insider and author of The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports"America's national game is an invitation to philosophical reflection. Berkeley professor Alva Noë takes up the challenge with insight and wit and shows how baseball casts light on life, language, history, and being bored. This book will delight baseball fans and the philosophically minded in equal measure." --David Papineau, University College London and author, Knowing the Score: What Sports Can Teach Us about Philosophy"This is a delightful book. If you love baseball, or if you want to love baseball, you will love this book. Noë Âthin ks hard about baseball and shows us just how important thinking is to this beautiful game, and how much thinking through baseball can inform our lives. His reflections call to mind not only Roger Angell, but C.L.R. James on cricket." --Jay L. Garfield, Smith College
Table of Content
Preface Introduction: The infinite game The Essays In Praise of Being Bored 1. Do we need to speed up baseball? 2. In praise of being bored 3. Three cheers for instant replay 4. The problem with baseball on TV 5. Joint attention Keeping Score 6. The forensic sport 7. No hitters, perfect games, and the meaning of life 8. Keeping score 9. The numbers game The Communication Game 10. Baseball and the nature of language 11. Linguistic universals 12. The communication game 13. A moment misunderstood 14. Nobody's perfect Making Peace with our Cyborg Nature 15."The positive role of medicine in our game's growth" 16. Making peace with our cyborg nature 17. Plagiarized performance 18. What can a person do? 19. In defense of Barry Bonds 20. Legalize it! 21. How much baseball is too much? 22. The athlete and the gladiator Baseball Memories 23. Heartbreak and social media 24. The Matt Harvey affair 25. Explaining the magic of the ball park 26. For the love of the game: play ball! 27. How to be a fan 28. Mind over matter 29. The 'boys' of summer 30. Baseball's great equalizer 31. Beep baseball 32. Baseball memories Acknowledgements Bibliography
Copyright Date
2019
Topic
Baseball / General, Sociology of Sports, General
Lccn
2018-031069
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Philosophy
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