Sports, Virtues and Vices: Morality PlaysRoutledge, 21 մյս, 2008 թ. - 248 էջ Sports have long played an important role in society. By exploring the evolving link between sporting behaviour and the prevailing ethics of the time this comprehensive and wide-ranging study illuminates our understanding of the wider social significance of sport. The primary aim of Sports, Virtues and Vices is to situate ethics at the heart of sports via ‘virtue ethical’ considerations that can be traced back to the gymnasia of ancient Greece. The central theme running through the book is that sports are effectively modern morality plays: universal practices of moral education for the masses and - when coached, officiated and played properly - a valuable vehicle for ethical development. Including a wealth of contemporary sporting examples, the book explores key ethical issues such as:
Written by one of the world's foremost sports philosophers, this book powerfully unites the fields of sports ethics and medical ethics. It is essential reading for all students and scholars with an interest in the ethics and philosophy of sport. |
From inside the book
Արդյունքներ 24–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
... judgements of right and wrong, good and bad, and that are formed first by habitualised training and emulation. This paves the way for more detailed discussion of particular vices and virtues. In Chapter 5, which initiates Part II, I ...
... judgement and perception – that shape them and are shaped by them in their pursuit, are nuanced in ways that must be understood within a historical frame. Thus regret and responsibility, trust and truthfulness, these are not ...
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Դուք հասել եք այս գրքի դիտումների առավելագույն քանակին.
Դուք հասել եք այս գրքի դիտումների առավելագույն քանակին.
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7 | |
Part II Vicious and virtuous sport | 87 |
Part III Sports ethics medicine and technology | 163 |
Notes | 206 |
References | 219 |
Index | 232 |