Football and Philosophy: Going Deep, by Michael W. Austin (PhDPhil’04)

In this novel by Austin, an associate professor of philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University, the author offers an insightful look into the world of football and explores the personal philosophies of people involved in America’s most popular sport. Austin brings together 18 football fans who are also philosophers and sheds light on the philosophy behind the game’s biggest debates. For example, the book explores issues such as what considered cheating and how violence and morality work together in the sport. A must read for any football fan, this book will add new perspectives to football arguments and enlighten people as to how big a role philosophy plays in the popular sport of football.

(The University Press of Kentucky, 2009; 240 pages; ISBN 0813192196)