Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone : A Philosophical Tour de Force (Paperback)

Foreword (Lennard Zinn).

Acknowledgments (Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza and Michael W. Austin).

Getting in Gear: An Introduction to Cycling – Philosophy for Everyone (Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza and Michael W. Austin).

STAGE 1 THE VARIETIES OF CYCLING EXPERIENCE.

1 Warm Up: A Surreal Ride (Patrick Vala-Haynes).

2 Learning to Ride a Bike (Peter M. Hopsicker).

3 Becoming a Cyclist: Phenomenological Reflections on Cycling (Steen Nepper Larsen).

4 Unleash the Beast: Technology and the Time Trial (Bryce T. J. Dyer).

STAGE 2 VELO VIRTUES.

5 Warm Up: A Test of One's Mettle (Patrick Vala-Haynes).

6 Lance Armstrong and True Success (Gregory Bassham and Chris Krall).

7 LeMond, Armstrong, and the Never-Ending Wheel of Fortune (Scott Tinley).

8 Riding Like a Girl (Catherine A. Womack and Pata Suyemoto).

9 Bicycling and the Simple Life (Russell Arben Fox).

STAGE 3 RE-CYCLING.

10 Warm Up: When Two Wheels Meet Four (Patrick Vala-Haynes).

11 Philosophical Lessons from Cycling in Town and Country (Robert H. Haraldsson).

12 The Commutist Manifesto (John Richard Harris).

13 Critical Mass Rides Against Car Culture (Zack Furness).

STAGE 4 SPINNING WISDOM.

14 Warm Up: Are You Real? Tony Meets Bishop Berkeley (Patrick Vala-Haynes).

15 My Life as a Two-Wheeled Philosopher (Heather L. Reid).

16 Cycling and Philosophical Lessons Learned the Hard Way (Steven D. Hales).

17 From Shoes to Saddle (Michael W. Austin).

STAGE 5 FAIR PLAY ON TWO WHEELS.

18 Warm Up: Pushing the Envelope (Patrick Vala-Haynes).

19 What To Do Once They’re Caught (John Gleaves).

20 Out of Control: The Pirate and Performance-Enhancing Drugs (Raymond Angelo Belliotti).

21 Is the Cannibal a Good Sport? (Andreas de Block and Yannick Joye).

STAGE 6 PEDALING CIRCLES.

22 Warm Up: Riding into Awe (Patrick Vala-Haynes).

23 Taking the Gita for an Awesome Spin (Seth Tichenor).

24 Stretched Elastics, the Tour de France, and a Meaningful Life (Tim Elcombe and Jill Tracey).

25 Life Cycles and the Stages of a Cycling Life (Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza and Mike McNamee).

Notes on Contributors: The Cycling – Philosophy for Everyone Peloton.