| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 246 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Ethics and sport
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Ethics and sport.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Is it fascistoid to admire sports heroes? / Torbjörn Tännsjö -- Sports, fascism and the market / Claudio M. Tamburrini -- Logic of progress and the art of moderation in competitive sports / Sigmund Loland -- Sports as the moral discourse of nations / William J. Morgan -- Justification of modern patriotism in sport / Nicholas Dixon -- Patriotism in sports and in war / Paul Gomberg -- Against sexual discrimination in sports / Torbjörn Tännsjö -- Gender verification in competitive sport : turning from research to action / Berit Skirstad -- On the definition of 'woman' in the sport context / Angela J. Schneider -- Against chance : a causal theory of winning in sport / Gunnar Breivik -- Justice and game advantage in sporting games / Sigmund Loland -- Spoiling : an indirect reflection of sport's moral imperative? / Graham McFee -- Philosophical overview of the arguments on banning doping in sport / Angela J. Schneider and Robert B. Butcher -- What's wrong with doping? / Claudio M. Tamburrini -- Selected champions : making winners in the age of genetic technology / Christian Munthe. |
| Summary |
This book provides the reader with a deep insight into the moral and ethical value we place on sport in today's society. It urges us to think again about current sports practices and the future of sport as a cultural phenomenon. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Sports -- Social aspects.
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Sports -- Social aspects. |
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Sports. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Tännsjö, Torbjörn, 1946-
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Tamburrini, Claudio Marcello.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Values in sport. London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 2000 (DLC) 99040341 |
| ISBN |
0203184696 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780203184691 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9781135803063 (electronic book) |
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1135803064 (electronic book) |
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0203184939 |
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9780203184936 |
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128071963X |
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9781280719639 |
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0419253602 (hardcover) |
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041925370X (paperback) |
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9780419253600 |
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9780419253709 |
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