Bernard Suits’ Response to the Question on the Meaning of Life as a Critique of Modernity

Francisco Javier Lopez Frias

doi:10.1080/17511321.2018.1550526

Bernard Suits’ Response to the Question on the Meaning of Life as a Critique of Modernity

Francisco Javier Lopez Frias

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The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia by Bernard Suits is one of the most influential works in the philosophy of sport. In the book, Suits investigates two fundamental issues in general philosophy: (a) the possibility of providing definitions and (b) the exploration of the meaning of life. In this article, I will focus on the latter in order to analyze an underdeveloped aspect of Suits’ work, namely, his critique to the predominant notion of the good life in modern society, that is, the life consisting in instrumentally valuable activities (work). In doing so, I will portray Suits as a critic of modernity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	406-418
Number of pages	13
Journal	Sport, Ethics and Philosophy
Volume	13
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2018.1550526
State	Published - Oct 2 2019

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Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Philosophy

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