Doping in Sport by Thomas Petersen

Doping in Sport by Thomas Petersen

In this provocative and thought-provoking book, Professor of Ethics Thomas Sbirk Petersen explains why the World Anti-Doping Agencys doping rules are poorly justified and makes a case for a new third way in anti-doping policy that would allow athletes to use substances and methods currently on WADAs prohibited list.

"Thomas Søbirk Petersen is a philosopher renowned for ruffling mainstream thinking by controversial ideas about a broad range of topicsAs an untiring challenger of common sense, Petersen has demonstrated that challenging established perceptions can yield interesting insights. His new book Legalising Doping in Sport is testament to that."

Verner Møller, Professor in the Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark

"There are few topics more loaded with hypocrisy, bullshit (in the sense of saying things with no regard for truth or falsity), implicit and politically correct assumptions never justified, than in the discussion about doping in sport. This book is different. With the author’s analytical rigor and sharp eye at all the contradictory views, it prepares the way for critical and systematic thought about the subject. I congratulate the author for having had the courage to write this timely book. It was a pleasure to read it."

Torbjörn Tännsjö, Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University, Sweden

"Analyzing the most widespread colloquial and scholarly arguments for banning doping, Thomas Søbirk Petersen provides a passionate and thought-provoking defense of the need to include pro-doping voices in the debate on whether the World Anti-Doping Agency should allow performance-enhancing substances and methods."

Francisco Javier Lopez Frias, Assistant Professor, Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, USA

"Thomas Søbirk Petersen is a philosopher renowned for ruffling mainstream thinking by controversial ideas about a broad range of topics. As an untiring challenger of common sense, Petersen has demonstrated that challenging established perceptions can yield interesting insights. His new book Doping in Sport is testament to that."

Verner Møller, Professor in the Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark

"There are few topics more loaded with hypocrisy, bullshit (in the sense of saying things with no regard for truth or falsity), implicit and politically correct assumptions never justified, than in the discussion about doping in sport. This book is different. With the author’s analytical rigor and sharp eye at all the contradictory views, it prepares the way for critical and systematic thought about the subject. I congratulate the author for having had the courage to write this timely book. It was a pleasure to read it."

Torbjörn Tännsjö, Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University, Sweden

"Analysing the most widespread colloquial and scholarly arguments for banning doping, Thomas Søbirk Petersen provides a passionate and thought-provoking defense of the need to include pro-doping voices in the debate on whether the World Anti-Doping Agency should allow performance-enhancing substances and methods."

Francisco Javier Lopez Frias, Assistant Professor, Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, USA

"The argumentation is unerringly astute, the tone of voice sober, and the conclusions couldn’t be more compelling... Congratulations to professor Petersen for a thoroughly untimely book which will definitely be feted as a prophetic masterpiece towards the mid-twenty-first century."

Erkki Vetten­­niemi, idrottsforum.org

Thomas Søbirk Petersen is Professor of Ethics at Roskilde University, Department of Communication and Arts, Denmark. Besides having won over 20 Danish tennis championships, he has participated in the French Open as a junior, and is Nordic champion in tennis for +50 veteran teams.

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ISBN 13	9780367528300
ISBN 10	0367528304
Title	Doping in Sport
Author	Thomas Petersen
Series	Routledge Focus On Sport Culture And Society
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2020-10-13
Number of pages	84
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