Contents
Introduction
Ancient rituals and modern morality plays
PART I
Sports, Persons and Ethical Sport
Chapter 1
What is this thing called sport?
Chapter 2
Sports, persons and sportspersonship
Chapter 3
Sports as practices
Chapter 4
Sport and ethical development
PART II
Vicious and Virtuous Sport
Chapter 5
Codes of conduct and trustworthy coaches
Chapter 6
Racism, racist acts and courageous role models
Chapter 7
Hubris, humility and humiliation
Chapter 8
Schadenfreude: envy, justice and self-esteem
PART III
Sports Ethics, Medicine and Technology
Chapter 9
Suffering in and for sport
Chapter 10
Doping: slippery slopes, pleonexia and shame
Chapter 11
Whose Prometheus? Transhumanism, Biotechnology and the moral topography of sports medicine
Biography
Mike McNamee is Reader in Philosophy, in the Department of Philosophy, History and Law in Healthcare, School of Health Science at Swansea University, Wales. He was formerly President of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport and the Founding Chair of the British Philosophy of Sport Association. He is series co-editor of Routledge’s successful ‘Ethics and Sport Series’ and is Editor of the international journal Sport, Ethics and Philosophy.
"...a valuable contribution to the literature on sport philosophy and an excellent resource for individuals seeking a thoughtful analysis of the impact of sport on moral life in community." Choice, January 2009
