by Albert Jacquard · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782234056923
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«Halte aux jeux!» is the philosophical essay by Albert Jacquard, published in paperback by Stock in 2004 (119 pages, in French).
Albert Jacquard reflects on the Olympic Games as a social and philosophical phenomenon. From a critical viewpoint, he analyses the meaning of effort and of the record, the logic of competition, the pressure on athletes and the role of the sporting spectacle in society, raising questions about the meaning of the games beyond their celebration.
The work includes bibliographic references (pages 119-120) and falls within the categories of philosophy and sports.
For readers interested in the philosophy of sport and in a critical look at the Olympic Games and the sporting spectacle.
Albert Jacquard was a French geneticist, popularizer of science and essayist.
