Ethics and Sport

The issues surrounding ethical controversies in sport have filled the media recently. This book of invited original essays by mainstream philosophers as well as philosophers of sport will provide the reader with a discussion in ethics and sport based on a sound philosophical footing. It will be accessible to a wide range of teachers and students in the field of sport and leisure studies. Contributions from international, highly regarded experts in the fIeld provide the reader with systematic treatment of the ethics of sport from a diverse perspective.

The issues surrounding ethical controversies in sport have filled the media recently. This book by international experts in philosophy and philosophy of sport provides systematic treatment of the ethics of sport from a diverse perspective.

Part One: Theoretical preliminaries. Are there philosophical issues in respect of sport (other than ethical ones?) Ethics and the double-character of sport: final attempt to systematize the discussion on the ethics of sport. Part Two: Fair play and sporting behaviour. 'Fair game': rules, rawls and the limits of contractarian ethics in delinating the morality of game playing. 'Fair play': historical anachronism or topical ideal? Merely meat: respect for persons in sports and game. Part Three: Ethics and continental philosophy. Spor a way to the authentic self. In the zone: Heidegger and sport. Phenomenology and sport. Part Four: Ethical issues in physical education and the coaching of sports. The moral significance of physical education: anatomy of a problem. Moral development researcher's quest for objectivity: on whether the judgement-passi hurdle can be cleared. Physical education, morality and emotional development. Part Five: Ethical issues in contemporary sports. Multinational sports and literary practices and their communities: as essay on the moral salience of cultural narratives. Cheating and self-deception on sport. Sport is for losers. Must we prohibit violence and violent sports? 'How far can you go?' supererogatory acts and the limits of the sporting ethos. Index.