Watching Baseball, Seeing Philosophy

There are uncanny connections between nine baseball greats and the great thinkers of the West. This book offers a very practical application of Western philosophy by examining these icons of American sport and culture.

The intensity and single-mindedness of Ted Williams breathes life into Camus'' Sisyphus; Billy Martin''s maniacal competitiveness recalls Niccolo Machiavelli''s take on politic...