Philosophical Issues in Tourism.
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Philosophical Issues in Tourism.
Yazar:
Tribe, John.
ISBN:
9781845410988
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 online resource (314 pages)
Seri:
Aspects of Tourism, No. 3 ; v.No. 3
Aspects of Tourism, No. 3
İçerik:
Contents -- Contributors -- Part 1 Introduction -- Chapter 1 Philosophical Issues in Tourism -- Part 2 Truth: Reality, Knowledge, and Disciplines -- Chapter 2 Who is a Tourist? Conceptual and Theoretical Developments -- Chapter 3 What is Tourism? Definitions, Theoretical Phases and Principles -- Chapter 4 Epistemology, Ontology and Tourism -- Chapter 5 Post-disciplinary Tourism -- Chapter 6 The End of Tourism? Nomadology and the Mobilities Paradigm -- Part 3 Beauty: Well-being, Aesthetics and Art -- Chapter 7 Tourism and Restoration -- Chapter 8 Aesthetic Pleasures: Contemplating Spiritual Tourism -- Chapter 9 Nature, Beauty and Tourism -- Chapter 10 Tourism and the Aesthetics of the Built Environment -- Chapter 11 Tourism and the Arts -- Part 4 Virtue: Ethics, Values and The Good Life -- Chapter 12 Ethics and Tourism -- Chapter 13 Good Actions in Tourism -- Chapter 14 Against 'Ethical Tourism' -- Chapter 15 Development and its Discontents: Ego-tripping Without Ethics or Idea(l)s? -- Chapter 16 Transmodernity: Remaking Our (Tourism) World? -- Index.
Özet:
Discusses key philosophical questions in the field such as What is tourism? Who is a tourist? What is wisdom? What is it to know something? What is the nature of reality? Why are some destinations considered beautiful? Why is tourism desirable? What is good and bad tourism? And what are desirable ends?.
Notlar:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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