Studies in Philosophy of Sport Book Series

Series Editor: Shawn E. Klein, Ph.D. (sklein@asu.edu // sportsethicist@gmail.com )

The Studies in Philosophy of Sport series from Lexington Books encourages scholars from all disciplines to inquire into the nature, importance, and qualities of sport and related activities. The series aims to encourage new voices and methods for the philosophic study of sport while also inspiring established scholars to consider new questions and approaches in this field.

The series encourages scholars new to the philosophy of sport to bring their expertise to this growing field. These new voices bring innovative methods and different questions to the standard issues in the philosophy of sport. Well-trodden topics in the literature will be reexamined with fresh takes and new questions and issues will be explored to advance the field beyond traditional positions.

Advisory Board:

• Jack Bowen, MA (Author & Blogger, Santa Clara University Institute for Sports Law and Ethics)
• Chad Carlson, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Hope College)
• Colleen English, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State Berks)
• Shaine Henert, Ph.D. (Associate Professor and Kinesiology Program Director, Northern Illinois University)
• Francisco Javier Lopez Frias (Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Philosophy, and Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State)
• Michael Perry, Ph.D. (Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Rockford University);
• Emily Ryall, Ph.D. (Reader in Applied Philosophy, University of Gloucestershire)

Proposal Information

The series publishes both monographs and edited volumes. The “philosophy of sport” should be construed broadly to include many different methodological approaches, historical traditions, and academic disciplines. I am especially interested in proposals from scholars new to the discipline of philosophy of sport (either because they are from a discipline other than philosophy or they are philosophers new to the study of sport). Click here for proposal guidelines.

Series Volumes
Defining Sport: Conceptions and Borderlines, edited by Shawn E. Klein (2017)
Golf as Meaning Play: A Philosophical Guide, by W. Thomas Schmid (2017)
Surfing and the Philosophy of Sport, by Daniel Brennan (2021)
Sporting Realism, by Aaron Harper (2022)