What We Think About When We Think About Soccer

Name: What We Think About When We Think About Soccer
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Simon Critchley
ISBN: 9781977372376

Author: Simon Critchley

Narrator: Liam Gerrard

Unabridged: 3 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/02/2018

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Sports & Recreation, Soccer

Synopsis

Soccer is the world's most popular sport, inspiring the absolute devotion of countless fans around the globe. But what is it about soccer that makes it so compelling to watch, discuss, and think about? Is it what it says about class, race, or gender? Is it our national, regional, or tribal identities? Simon Critchley thinks it's all of these and more. In his new book, he explains what soccer can tell us about each, and how each informs the way we interpret the game, all while building a new system of aesthetics, or even poetics, that we can use to watch the beautiful game.

Critchley has made a career out of bringing philosophy to the people through popular subjects, and in What We Think About When We Think About Soccer he uses his considerable philosophical acumen to examine the sport that has captured the hearts and minds of millions.

About Simon Critchley

Simon Critchley is Hans Jonas Professor at the New School for Social Research. His books include Very Little . . . Almost Nothing, Infinitely Demanding, The Book of Dead Philosophers, and The Faith of the Faithless. Recent works include a novella, Memory Theatre, a book-length essay, Notes on Suicide and a book on David Bowie. He is series moderator of "The Stone," a philosophy column in the New York Times and coeditor of The Stone Reader.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alialiarya

بازی بازی است و می‌دانیم که بازی است، ولی باید جدی گرفته شود. حتی تقلب هم جدی است ص۵۰ اگر فوتبال جنبه‌ی مقدسی داشته باشد، من آن را در پیش‌پاافتادگی و بلاهت بی‌چون و چرای این بازی می‌بینم. علاقه‌ی فراوانی که من به فوتبال دارم واقعا احمقانه است و بخشی از جذابیت بی حد و حصر این بازی هم ناشی از همین سرسپر......more

Goodreads review by Travis

Update: after three reads, I think I finally figured this book out. It's better than I first thought--more tightly argued, interesting, and definitely more useful than I first thought. Tip: read Critchley like a Chesterton, Zizek, or parts of Kierekaard. Critchley writes in a "gesturely" way, rather......more

Goodreads review by Iman

هدف از نوشتن این کتاب ترسیم نگاهی فلسفی به موضوع عامه‌پسند فوتبال است. نویسنده تلاش نکرده که فلسفه فوتبال رو توضیح دهد، بلکه می‌خواهد پدیده‌شناسی بازی را تشریح کند، یعنی: توصیف چیزی که خودش را در روزمرگی هر روزمان به ما نشان می‌دهد. این موضوع ممکنه برای برخی تمایز بدون تفاوت باشد، اما اگر به کریچلی......more

Goodreads review by Logan

This book should have been titled WHAT I THINK WHEN I THINK ABOUT FOOTBALL. It's an enjoyable read, from the perspective of a soccer fan, but it's linked with super glue and chains and handcuffs to its author. It's a fanboy book by a fanboy. It has moments where he tries to open up the discussion of......more