| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 395 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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Macmillan interdisciplinary handbooks. Philosophy |
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Macmillan interdisciplinary handbooks. Philosophy.
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| Contents |
Part 1. Sport and the good life : A mutual quest for excellence of a game of thrones? Toward a morally defensible conception of competitive sports / Robert L. Simon ; Physical education and playful living / Douglas R. Anderson ; A pluralistic model of sport / R. Scott Kretchmar -- part 2. The ethics of performance enhancement : The legitimacy of using steroids and other drugs to improve performance / Francisco Javier López Frías ; Too much of a good thing ...? Genetics and athletic performance / W.M. Brown -- part 3. The ethics of sportsmanship : The problem of cheating / J.S. Russell ; Consideration, manners, and the ideal game: reflections on baseball's code / Randolph Feezell ; Moral actions in lopsided games / Michael W. Austin ; Match fixing and sport integrity / Lea Cleret, Mike J. McNamee, Stuart Page ; Proper behavior in the stands: the ethics of sport spectating / Stephen Mumford -- part 4. Athletes as role models, sports as moral laboratories : Are coaches obligated to serve as good role models? / Earl Spurgen ; Sport as a domain for promoting and exhibiting virtues / Paul Gaffney ; Ethics of youth sports / Kenneth Aggerholm -- part 5. Sport and equality : Promoting equality in and through the paralympics / Leslie Francis ; Using alternative sports to promote gender equality / Pam R. Sailors -- part 6. Religion and aesthetics : Spirituality, religious commitments, and sport / Shirl James Hoffman ; Jogos bonitos? Sport, art, and aesthetics / Tim L. Elcombe ; A different way to play: holistic sporting experiences / Jesús Ilundín-Agurruza -- part 7. The corruption of sport : Marx, Dewey, and sport: a critical take on the social and political philosophy or sport / William J. Morgan |
| Summary |
This book addresses the theme of ethics in the field of sports, covering such topics as cheating, gender equality, aesthetics, steroid use, and spirituality |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sports -- Philosophy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Sports -- Philosophy
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| Genre/Form |
manuals (instructional materials)
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kretchmar, R. Scott (Robert Scott), editor.
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| ISBN |
9780028663463 |
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0028663462 |
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