Football and Philosophy: Going Deep

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Michael W. Austin
University Press of Kentucky, 11. 7. 2008 - Počet stran: 226

African American cooks were not strangers in the kitchens of the Old South, but white southerners often failed to acknowledge their contributions. One of the first exceptions was Kentucky socialite Minnie C. Fox, who recognized the significant influence and importance of the African American cooks and wrote The Blue Grass Cook Book, first published in 1904.

From biscuits and hams to ice creams and puddings, this cookbook is a collection of over three hundred recipes from family and friends, including black cooks, near Minnie Fox's Bourbon County, Kentucky, family estate and her Big Stone Gap, Virginia, home. In Fox's time, the culinary history of black women in the South was usually characterized by demoralizing portraits of servants toiling in "big house" kitchens. In contrast, The Blue Grass Cook Book, with its photographs of African American cooks at work and a passionate introduction by Fox's brother, respected Kentucky novelist John Fox Jr., offers insight into the complex bond between well-to-do mistresses and their cooks at the turn of the century.

Toni Tipton-Martin's new introduction provides in-depth commentary on the social, cultural, and historical context of this significant cookbook. She presents background information on the Fox family and their apparently uncommon appreciation for the African Americans of their time. She reveals the vital role of the black cooks in the preparation and service required in establishing the well-known Southern hospitality tradition.

 

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Introduction
1
Vince Lombardi and the Philosophy of Winning
5
On Fumbling the Ball
18
Football and Aristotles Philosophy of Friendship
31
Inside the Helmet
41
The Beauty of Football
55
Virtue and Violence
67
Whats So Bad about PerformanceEnhancing Drugs?
80
Heroes of the Coliseum
128
A True MVP
141
Upon Further Review
154
Does the Salary Cap Make the NFL A Fairer League?
165
Is the Gridiron Holy Ground?
183
Touchdowns Time and Truth
196
Feel the Big Mo
209
Contributors
219

The True Nature of Cheating
90
They Dont Pay Nobody to be Humble
101
Crowning a True Champion
117

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Michael W. Austin, associate professor of philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University, is the editor of the forthcoming Running and Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind.

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