Cesar R. Torres is Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical Education at The College of Brockport, State University of New York, USA. He is a former President of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport. He has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology and is a recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities. He is the Associate Editor of the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport.

The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Sport features specially commissioned essays from a team of leading international scholars. The book, by providing an overview of the advances in the philosophical understanding of sport (and related practices), serves as a measure of the development of the philosophy of sport but it also constitutes an expression of the discipline's state of the art. The book includes a critical analysis of the historical development of philosophic ideas about sport, three essays on the research methods typically used by sport philosophers, twelve essays that address vital issues at the forefront of key research areas, as well as four essays on topics of future disciplinary concern. The book also includes a glossary of key terms and concepts, an essay on resources available to researchers and practitioners, an essay on careers opportunities in the discipline, and an extensive annotated bibliography of key literature.

Drawing on the very best scholars, this volume provides the intellectual foundations for a philosophy of sport from four major intellectual philosophical traditions - the Analytic, the Continental, the Eastern and Pragmatism. This volume is essential reading for anyone desiring a comprehensive philosophical understanding of the phenomenon that plays such a major part of our lives.

This magisterial companion... does virtually everything that such a volume should do. It provides a comprehensive account of the history of the philosophy of sport and of its current concerns [and] gathers together a long host of eminent scholars. The book also offers remarkable value.

This excellent collection of specially written articles is organized in an innovative way, combining a comprehensive account of the history and the research methodology of the philosophy of sport with the critical reflections on current theoretical issues and future developments in the area.

The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Sport is an excellent resource for libraries, students and scholars who want to learn about the discipline from a single source.

The appearance of this book in the Bloomsbury "Companion" series, a multivolume project that includes works on philosophy of language, mind, and science, confirms philosophy of sport as a mature discipline. With 49 contributors from around the world, it is comprehensive in subject matter and attention to issues of research methodology [.] The articles are, without exception, clearly written and interesting to read. A glossary, resource guide, and analysis of career options add to the book's usefulness. Heavily footnoted, with a good index and annotated bibliography, this book is a valuable resource for researchers and teachers, among others... Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers."

highly comprehensive and stimulating ... the editor has managed to engage many of the world's leading philosophers of sport to Contribute t the volume ... This Companion is a must for any library which is supporting courses in sports studies/kinesiology. However, its readership should extend far wider than just students studying the philosophy of sport for its own sake because chapters touch upon concerns impinging upon the practice of sport form different angles and perspectives.