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
... typically included in their show a morality play. Here good and evil were played out on a stage where what was at stake was the very soul ofthe principal character: Everyman. Though crudely analogous, it is my contention that sports ...
... typically be considered a racist on the basis of a one-off act or utterance. Developing this account I present a ... typical of certain sports stars, I argue for greater humility and empathy in sports winning and losing. In Chapter 8 I ...
... typically have a purpose or a goal that is specified in the game. And not any means could constitute a legitimate way of achieving the ends of the activity lest we have mayhem. And games may be manic, but not mayhem. Could we not, it ...
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Part II Vicious and virtuous sport | 87 |
Part III Sports ethics medicine and technology | 163 |
Notes | 206 |
References | 219 |
Index | 232 |