Contents: 1. What is doping? -- 2. What is sport? -- 3. Unchristian sport -- 4. Doping history: fact or fiction? -- 5. The law of silence -- 6. When good intentions turn bad -- 7. The fear of modernity -- 8. Legalisation of doping -- 9. The athletes' viewpoint -- 10. The need for a fresh start -- Appendix: Pro-Tour Teams' Code of Ethics
Summary
Drawing on extensive and detailed case studies of doping in sport, and using a highly original blend of conceptual ideas from philosophy and sociology, Moller strongly criticises current anti-doping regimes and challenges our commonly held ideas about the nature of sport and the risks posed by drugs to health and fair play