Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone

✍ Scribed by Fritz Allhoff(eds.)

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 276
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

Content:
Chapter 1 Warm Up (pages 11–15): Patrick Vala?Haynes
Chapter 2 Learning to Ride a Bike (pages 16–26): Peter M. Hopsicker
Chapter 3 Becoming a Cyclist (pages 27–38): Steen Nepper Larsen
Chapter 4 Unleash the Beast (pages 39–50): Bryce T. J. Dyer
Chapter 5 Warm Up (pages 51–55): Patrick Vala?Haynes
Chapter 6 Lance Armstrong and True Success (pages 56–67): Gregory Bassham and Chris Krall
Chapter 7 LeMond, Armstrong, and the Never?Ending Wheel of Fortune (pages 68–80): Scott Tinley
Chapter 8 Riding Like a Girl (pages 81–93): Catherine A. Womack and Pata Suyemoto
Chapter 9 Bicycling and the Simple Life (pages 94–105): Russell Arben Fox
Chapter 10 Warm Up (pages 107–111): Patrick Vala?Haynes
Chapter 11 Philosophical Lessons from Cycling in Town and Country (pages 112–122): Robert H. Haraldsson
Chapter 12 The Commutist Manifesto (pages 123–133): John Richard Harris
Chapter 13 Critical Mass Rides Against Car Culture (pages 134–145): Zack Furness
Chapter 14 Warm Up (pages 147–150): Patrick Vala?Haynes
Chapter 15 My Life as a Two?Wheeled Philosopher (pages 151–161): Heather L. Reid
Chapter 16 Cycling and Philosophical Lessons Learned the Hard Way (pages 162–172): Steven D. Hales
Chapter 17 From Shoes to Saddle (pages 173–182): Michael W. Austin
Chapter 18 Warm Up (pages 183–187): Patrick Vala?Haynes
Chapter 19 What To Do Once They're Caught (pages 188–199): John Gleaves
Chapter 20 Out of Control (pages 200–213): Raymond Angelo Belliotti
Chapter 21 Is the Cannibal a Good Sport? (pages 214–225): Andreas de Block and Yannick Joye
Chapter 22 Warm Up (pages 227–230): Patrick Vala?Haynes
Chapter 23 Taking the Gita for an Awesome Spin (pages 231–240): Seth Tichenor
Chapter 24 Stretched Elastics, the Tour de France, and a Meaningful Life (pages 241–252): Tim Elcombe and Jill Tracey
Chapter 25 Life Cycles and the Stages of a Cycling Life (pages 253–265): Jesus Ilundain?Agurruza and Mike McNamee