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Title:
The ethics of sport : what everyone needs to know / Robert L. Simon.
Author:
Simon, Robert L., 1941- author.
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Call Number:
GV706.3 .S59 2016
Abstract:
We encourage children to play sports from an early age in order to instill in them such virtues as teamwork, perseverance, respect, fairness, and discipline but, as perennial scandals in the headlines show us, sports also give rise to thorny ethical problems. Can the ugly, corrupt side of sports counteract their potential to deepen our moral lives and make a positive impact? Robert L. Simon's short exploration of the ethics of sports, which unfolds in this series' distinctive question-and-answer format, will interest sports enthusiasts, those who seek to understand the ethical controversies in sport even from an outsider's perspective, and students of applied ethics who need a primer on sports ethics in particular.
ISBN:
9780190270193

9780190270209
Physical Description:
xx, 240 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
The moral significance of sport -- Winning, cheating, and the ethics of competition -- Health, safety, and violence in competitive sport -- Enhancement, technology, and fairness in competitive sport -- Competitive sport: education or mis-education? -- Sports, equity, and society -- Concluding comment: the two sides of the force or are sports so great after all?
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