This article develops a philosophical theory of sport as asceticized physical exercise. Drawing on Weber, Foucault, Hadot, and Sloterdijk, it interprets contemporary mass sport as a somatization of ascetic practices, marked by training, repetition, self-confirmation, and a gradual horizontalization of vertical striving.
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Chapter Title
Prolegomeni a una futura filosofia degli esercizi fisico-sportivi
Authors
Mirko Alagna
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0891-8.08
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Homo Horizontalis
Book Subtitle
Ascesi fisiche e ascese alpinistiche
Editors
Mirko Alagna, Sara Benvenuti, Giovanna Lo Monaco
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Number of Pages
372
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0891-8
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0890-1
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0891-8
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0892-5
Series Title
FuoricEntro
Series ISSN
3035-5958