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Ethics and sport / edited by M.J. McNamee and S.J. Parry.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Ethics and Sport
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Sports.
- Sports--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 277 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Ethics & sport
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The issues surrounding ethical controversies in sport are often touched on in the popular media. This book by leading international scholars in philosophy and the philosophy of sport provides systematic treatment of the ethics of sport from a range of perspectives.Part one includes essays which focus on the basis of sport as an activity that is inherently ethical. Part two concerns the nature of the oft-heard but seldom-clarified notion of fair play. Three essays are included which articulate substantively different interpretations of the concept all of which have different allegianc
- Contents:
- Cover; Ethics and Sport; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction by Jim Parry; Foreword by Warren P.Fraleigh; Part One Ethics and Sport-the Contribution of Philosophy; 1 Are there philosophical issues with respect to sport (other than ethical ones)?; 2 Soft metaphysics: a precursor to good sports ethics; 3 Ethics and the double character of sport: an attempt to systematize discussion of the ethics of sport; Part Two Fair Play and Sporting Behaviour; 4 Games, rules and contracts; 5 Fair play: historical anachronism or topical ideal?
- 6 'Merely meat'? Respect for persons in sport and gamesPart Three Ethics, Physical Education and Sports Coaching; 7 What moral educational significance has physical education? A question in need of disambiguation; 8 Moral development research in sports and its quest for objectivity; 9 Celebrating trust: virtues and rules in the ethical conduct of sports coaches; 10 Sport is for losers; Part Four Contemporary Ethical Issues in Sports; 11 Multinational sport and literary practices and their communities: the moral salience of cultural narratives; 12 Violence and aggression in contemporary sport; 3 Cheating and self-deception in sport; 14 Private autonomy and public morality in sporting practices; 15 In the zone: Heidegger and sport; Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-81593-3
- 1-280-03658-3
- 0-203-47664-6
- 9780203476642
- OCLC:
- 304072261
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