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The Ethics of Sport Robert L. Simon (Walcott-Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Walcott-Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Hamilton College)

The Ethics of Sport By Robert L. Simon (Walcott-Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Walcott-Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Hamilton College)

Summary

The Ethics of Sport explores moral issues that arise in sports in a manner that is accessible to a wide audience but which also explores and evaluates arguments on different sides of major controversies in the world of sports, such as the controversy over the use of performance enhancing drugs.

The Ethics of Sport Summary

The Ethics of Sport: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by Robert L. Simon (Walcott-Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Walcott-Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Hamilton College)

The Ethics of Sport explores moral issues that arise in sports, especially competitive athletics, in a manner that is accessible not only to sports fans or participants but also to those critical of sports or simply interested in an introduction to the kind of moral issues raised by the practice of athletics. The issues considered range from the more abstract, such as the importance that should be assigned to winning in sports, to specific controversies such as arguments over the use of performance enhancing drugs, the nature of gender equity, and the evaluation of violence in competition. The book explores different sides of these issues and suggests reasonable resolutions to the kinds of ethical questions prevalent in the practice of sports.

The Ethics of Sport Reviews

An easy-to-read analysis of ethics by one of the world's most highly respected sport philosophers. Simon employs a question-and-answer, conversational format, one that is peppered with interesting anecdotes. A must read for anyone interested in sport ethics. An important book that plumbs the depths of complex sport ethics questions and relates answers to everyday concerns about values, justice, and fair play. Simon puts to rest, once and for all, any claims that sport is a trivial or otherwise uninteresting phenomenon. * Scott Kretchmar, The Pennsylvania State University *

About Robert L. Simon (Walcott-Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Walcott-Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Hamilton College)

Robert L. Simon is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Hamilton College. He has written widely on ethical issues is sports as well as on topics in political and social philosophy. He is a past president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport and a recipient of its Distinguished Scholar award. He also was head golf coach for 14 years at Hamilton College and his teams participated in national championships.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Prologue Chapter One: The Moral Significance of Sport Chapter Two: Winning, Cheating, and the Ethics of Competition Chapter Three: Health, Safety, and Violence in Competitive Sport Chapter Four: Enhancement, Technology, and Fairness in Competitive Sport Chapter Five: Competitive Sport: Education or Mis-Education? Chapter Six: Sports, Equity, and Society Chapter Seven: Concluding Comment: The Two Sides of the Force or are Sports so Great After All? Recommended Readings and References

Additional information

CIN0190270195G
9780190270193
0190270195
The Ethics of Sport: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by Robert L. Simon (Walcott-Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Walcott-Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Hamilton College)
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Paperback
Oxford University Press Inc
2016-09-01
264
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