This new four-volume collection from Routledge includes the key articles, book chapters, and other essays in the philosophy of sport. It covers different areas of philosophy (e.g. ethics, metaphysics); different enduring topics (e.g. what counts as fair play, whether sport can be defined or not); different time periods (early 'classic' articles and more modern contributions); cross-cultural perspectives (authors from around the world); and a topically diverse subject matter (including the phenomena of sport, games, play, embodiment, and the like).
Designed to acquaint new students and more advanced researchers with the best literature available, as well as a synopsis of what has attracted philosophic attention, what is known, and what is still being analysed, the collection will also help readers draw conclusions about what lies ahead in the philosophy of sport. Including a new introduction by the editors and fully indexed, this ‘mini-library’ of the very best and most influential writings on the philosophy of sport is destined to be valued by researchers and students as an essential work of reference.
Volume I: Metaphysics and Sport
The Nature of Sport, Games, and Play
1. J. Huizinga, ‘The Nature and Significance of Play’, Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture (Beacon Press, 1955), pp. 1–27.
2. R. Caillois, ‘The Definition of Play and the Nature and Significance of Play’, Man, Play and Games, trans. M. Barrash (Free Press of Glencoe, 1961), pp. 3–36.
3. B. Suits, ‘Words on Play’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1977, 4, 117–31.
4. B. Suits, ‘What is a Game?’, Philosophy of Science, 1967, 34, 2, 148–56.
5. S. Kretchmar, ‘From Test to Contest: An Analysis of Two Kinds of Counterpoint in Sport’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1975, 2, 23–30.
6. C. Torres, ‘What Counts as Part of a Game: A Look at Skills’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2000, 27, 81–92.
7. B. Suits, ‘The Elements of Sport’, in R. Osterhoudt (ed.), The Philosophy of Sport: A Collection of Original Essays (Charles C. Thomas, 1973), pp. 48–64.
8. K. Meier, ‘Triad Trickery: Playing with Sport and Games’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1988, 15, 11–30.
9. G. Reddiford, ‘Constitutions, Institutions, and Games’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1985, 12, 41–51.
10. F. D’Agostino, ‘The Ethos of Games’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1981, 8, 7–18.
11. T. Roberts, ‘Sport and Strong Poetry’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1995, 22, 94–107.
Formalism, Internalism, Conventionalism
12. J. S. Russell, ‘Are Rules All an Umpire Has to Work With?’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1999, 26, 27–49.
13. M. Hamilton, ‘The Moral Ambiguity of the Makeup Call’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2011, 38, 2, 212–28.
14. R. Simon, ‘Internalism and Internal Values in Sport’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2000, 27, 1–16.
15. N. Dixon, ‘Canadian Figure Skaters, French Judges, and Realism in Sport’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2003, 30, 2, 103–16.
16. W. J. Morgan, ‘Broad Internalism, Deep Conventions, Moral Entrepreneurs’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2012, 39, 1, 65–100.
Sport, Art, Aesthetics
17. S. Wertz, ‘Representation and Expression in Sport and Art’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1985, 12, 8–24.
18. D. Best, ‘Sport is Not Art’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1985, 12, 25–40.
19. J. H. Kupfer, ‘Sport: The Body Electric’, Experience as Art: Aesthetics in Everyday Life (State University of New York Press, 1983), pp. 111–40.
20. D. Cordner, ‘Differences Between Sport and Art’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1988, 15, 31–47.
Sport, Skill, Chance, and Merit
21. N. Dixon, ‘On Winning and Athletic Superiority’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1999, 26, 10–26.
22. P. Davis, ‘A Consideration of the Normative Status of Skill in the Purposive Sports’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2007, 1, 1, 22–32.
23. F. de Wacher, ‘In Praise of Chance: A Philosophical Analysis of the Element of Chance in Sport’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1985, 12, 52–61.
24. G. Breivik, ‘Against Chance: A Causal Theory of Winning in Sport’, in T. Tannsjo and T. Tamburrini (eds.), Values in Sport: Elitism, Nationalism, Gender, Equality, and the Scientific Manufacture of Winners (E. & F. N. Spon, 2000), pp. 141–56.
Volume II: Ethics of Sport
Sportsmanship
25. J. Keating, ‘Sportsmanship as a Moral Category’, Ethics, 1964, 75, 25–36.
26. K. Pearson, ‘Deception, Sportsmanship, and Ethics’, Quest, 1973, 19, 115–18.
27. P. Arnold, ‘Three Approaches Toward an Understanding of Sportsmanship’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1984, 10, 61–70.
28. R. Feezell, ‘Sportsmanship’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1986, 13, 1–13.
29. C. Pawlenka, ‘The Idea of Fairness: A General Ethical Concept or One Particular to Sport Ethics?’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2005, 32, 49–64.
Cheating
30. C. Lehman, ‘Can Cheaters Play the Game?’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1981, 8, 41–6.
31. O. Leaman, ‘Cheating and Fair Play in Sport’, in W. J. Morgan (ed.), Sport and the Humanities: A Collection of Original Essays (Bureau of Educational Research and Service, College of Education, University of Tennessee, 1979), pp. 25–30.
32. R. Feezell, ‘On the Wrongness of Cheating and Why Cheaters Can’t Play the Game’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1988, 15, 57–68.
33. S. Loland, ‘The Varieties of Cheating: Comments on Ethical Analyses in Sport’, Sport in Society, 2005, 8, 1, 11–26.
34. H. Upton, ‘Can There Be a Moral Duty to Cheat in Sport?’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2011, 5, 2, 161–74.
35. R. Royce, ‘Concerning a Moral Duty to Cheat in Games’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2012, 6, 3, 323–35.
The Good Foul and the Unwritten Rule
36. W. P. Fraleigh, ‘Intentional Rules Violations: One More Time’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2003, 30, 2, 166–76.
37. R. Simon, ‘The Ethics of Strategic Fouling: A Reply to Fraleigh’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2005, 32, 1, 87–95.
38. R. Butcher and A. Schneider, ‘Fair Play as Respect for the Game’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1998, 25, 1–22.
39. S. Loland and M. McNamee, ‘Fair Play and the Ethos of Sports: An Eclectic Philosophical Framework’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2000, 27, 63–80.
40. A. R. Hardman, ‘Sport, Moral Interpretivism, and Football’s Voluntary Suspension of Play Norm’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2009, 3, 1, 49–65.
41. S. Mumford, ‘Breaking it or Faking it? Some Critical Thoughts on the Voluntary Suspension of Play and Six Proposed Revisions’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2010, 4, 3, 254–68.
Violence in Sport
42. M. J. McNamee, ‘Schadenfreude in Sport: Envy, Justice, and Self-esteem’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2003, 30, 1, 1–16.
43. J. Lewandowski, ‘Boxing: The Sweet Science of Constraints’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2007, 34, 1, 26–38.
44. C. D. Herrera, ‘The Moral Controversy Over Boxing’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2002, 29, 2, 163–73.
45. M. Burke, ‘Is Boxing Violent? Let’s Ask Some Boxers’, in D. Hemphill (ed.), All Part of the Game: Violence and Australian Sport (Walla Walla Press, 1998), pp. 111–32.
Performance Enhancement
46. W. M. Brown, ‘Paternalism, Drugs, and the Nature of Sport’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1984, 11, 14–22.
47. R. Simon, ‘Good Competition and Drug-Enhanced Performance’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1984, 11, 6–13.
48. R. Gardner, ‘On Performance-Enhancing Substances and the Unfair Advantage Argument’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1989, 16, 59–73.
49. M. A. Holowchak, ‘"Aretism" and Pharmacological Ergogenic Aids in Sport: Taking a Shot at the Use of Steroids’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2000, 27, 35–50.
50. M. Lavin, ‘Sports and Drugs: Are the Current Bans Justified?’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1987, 14, 34–43.
51. T. Trothen, ‘The Technoscience Enhancement Debate in Sports: What’s Religion Got to Do with It?’, in N. Watson and A. Parker (eds.), Sports and Christianity: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Routledge, 2013), pp. 167–207.
Disability Sport
52. C. Jones and D. Howe, ‘The Conceptual Boundaries of Sport for the Disabled: Classification and Athletic Performance’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2005, 32, 2, 133–46.
53. S. D. Edwards, ‘Should Oscar Pistorius Be Excluded from the 2008 Olympic Games?’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2008, 2, 2, 112–25.
54. I. Hilvoorde and L. Landeweerd, ‘Disability or Extraordinary Talent: Francesco Lentini (Three Legs) Versus Oscar Pistorius (No Legs)’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2008, 2, 2, 97–111.
55. N. Watson, ‘Special Olympians as a "Prophetic Sign" to the Modern Sporting Babel’, in N. Watson and A. Parker (eds.), Sports and Christianity: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Routledge, 2013), pp. 167–207.
Volume III: Sport and the Good Life
Values of Sport, Games, and Play
56. M. Novak, ‘The Natural Religion’, The Joy of Sports: End Zones, Bases, Basketballs, and the Consecration of the American Spirit (Basic Books, 1976), pp. 18–34.
57. G. Gebauer, ‘Sport, Theater, and Ritual: Three Ways of "World-Making"’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1993, 20, 102–6.
58. K. L. Schmitz, ‘Sport and Play: Suspension of the Ordinary’, in E. Gerber and W. J. Morgan (eds.), Sport and the Body: A Philosophic Symposium (Lea and Febiger, 1979), pp. 22–9.
59. T. Hurka, ‘Games and the Good’, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 2006, 80, 237–64.
60. W. Morgan, ‘Sport, Wholehearted Engagement and the Good Life’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2010, 4, 3, 239–53.
61. D. Dombrowski, ‘Homer, Competition, and Sport’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2012, 39, 1, 33–51.
62. D. Anderson, ‘Recovering Humanity: Movement, Sport, and Nature’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2001, 28, 2, 140–50.
63. D. Hochstetler and P. Hopsicker, ‘The Heights of Humanity: Endurance Sport and the Strenuous Mood’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2012, 39, 1, 115–35.
Excellence, Perfection, Genetic Enhancement in Sport
64. M. Sandel, ‘Mastery and Gift’, The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering (Harvard University Press, 2007), pp. 85–100.
65. W. M. Brown, ‘The Case for Perfection’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2009, 36, 2, 127–39.
66. A. Miah, ‘Towards the Transhuman Athlete: Therapy, Non-therapy and Enhancement’, Sport in Society, 2010, 13, 2, 221–33.
67. C. Tamrurrini, ‘Educational and Genetic Blueprints: What’s the Difference?’, in C. M. Tamburrini and T. Tannsjo (eds.), Genetic Technology and Sport: Ethical Questions (Routledge, 2005), pp. 82–90.
Sport Spectating
68. T. Tannsjo, ‘Is Our Admiration of Sports Heroes Fascistoid?’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1998, 26, 23–34.
69. N. Dixon, ‘The Ethics of Supporting Sport Teams’, Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2001, 18, 2, 149–58.
70. S. Mumford, ‘Moderate Partisanship as Oscillation’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2012, 6, 3, 369–75.
Quality of Experience, Risk, Danger
71. M. Cskiszentmihalyi, ‘The Body in Flow’, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper & Row, 1990), pp. 94–116.
72. E. Ryall, ‘Being-on-the-Bench: An Existential Analysis of the Substitute in Sport’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2008, 2, 1, 56–70.
73. G. Breivik, ‘Dangerous Play With the Elements: Towards a Phenomenology of Risk Sports’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2011, 5, 3, 314–30.
74. K. Krein, ‘Sport, Nature and World Making’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2008, 2, 3, 285–301.
75. J. S. Russell, ‘The Value of Dangerous Sport’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2005, 32, 1, 1–19.
76. I. Jurasek, ‘Extreme Sports and the Ontology of Experience’, in M. McNamee (ed.). Philosophy, Risk, and Adventure Sports (Routledge, 2007), pp. 138–48.
77. J. Ilundain-Agurruza, ‘Kant Goes Skydiving: Understanding the Extreme by Way of the Sublime’, in M. McNamee (ed.), Philosophy, Risk, and Adventure Sports (Routledge, 2007), pp. 149–67.
Women in Sport
78. J. English, ‘Sex Equality in Sport’, Philosophy & Public Affairs, 1978, 7, 3, 269–77.
79. J. M. Boxill, ‘Beauty, Sport and Gender’, Journal of Philosophy of Sport, 1985, 11, 36–47.
80. L. P. Francis, ‘Title IX: Equality for Women’s Sports?’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1993, 20, 32–47.
81. L. Howe, ‘Being and Playing: Sport and the Valorization of Gender’, in L. D. Kaplan (ed.), Philosophy and Everyday Life: The Quest for Meaning (Seven Bridges Press, 2001), pp. 108–26.
Volume IV: Sport and Education
Moving and Knowing
82. M. Steel, ‘What Do We Know When We Know a Game?’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1997, 5, 96–104.
83. M. Whitehead, ‘Physical Literacy: Philosophic Considerations in Relation to Developing a Sense of Self, Universality and Propositional Knowledge’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2007, 1, 3, 281–98.
84. V. F. Moe, ‘Understanding the Background Conditions in Skilled Movement in Sport: A Study of Searle’s "Background Capacities"’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2007, 1, 3, 299–324.
85. G. Breivik, ‘Skillful Coping in Everyday Life and in Sport: A Critical Examination of the Views of Heidegger and Dreyfus’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2007, 34, 2, 116–34.
86. P. Hopsicker, ‘Polanyi’s "From-To" Knowing and His Contribution to the Phenomenology of Skilled Motor Behavior’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2009, 36, 76–87.
87. J. Hughson and D. Inglis, ‘Inside the Beautiful Game: Towards a Merleau-Pontian Phenomenology of Soccer Play’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2002, 29, 1, 1–15.
88. D. Carr, ‘On the Moral Value of Physical Activity: Body and Soul in Plato’s Account of Virtue’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2010, 4, 1, 3–15.
Competition, Commercialization, and Education
89. C. Lasch, ‘The Degradation of Sports’, The Culture of Narcissism (Warner Books, 1977), pp. 100–24.
90. A. Kohn, ‘Is Competition More Enjoyable?’, No Contest: The Case Against Competition (Houghton Mifflin, 1986), pp. 79–95.
91. S. Kretchmar and T. Elcombe, ‘In Defense of Competition and Winning’, in W. J. Morgan (ed.), Ethics in Sport (Human Kinetics, 2007), pp. 181–94.
92. J. Boxill, ‘The Ethics of Competition’, in J. Boxill (ed.), Sports Ethics (Blackwell Publishing, 2003), pp. 107–11.
Physical Education/Coaching/Character Education
93. P. Arnold, ‘Sport and Moral Education’, Sport, Ethics and Education (Cassell, 1997), pp. 65–80.
94. H. Reid, ‘Athletic Beauty in Classical Greece: A Philosophical View’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2012, 39, 2, 281–97.
95. C. Jones, ‘Teaching Virtue Through Physical Education: Some Comments and Reflection’, Sport Education and Society, 2008, 13, 3, 337–49.
96. J. Fry, ‘Coaching a Kingdom of Ends’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2000, 27, 1, 51–62.
97. R. Bailey, ‘Talent Development and the Luck Problem’, Sport, Ethics, and Philosophy, 2008, 3, 1, 367–77.
98. D. A. Hyland, ‘Competition and Friendship’, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 1978, 5, 27–37.
Olympics/Olympism
99. N. Masumoto, ‘The Peace Movement on the Occasion of the 21st-Century Olympic Games: Developments and Limitations’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2012, 6, 2, 123–37.
100. J. Parry, ‘The Youth Olympic Games: Some Ethical Issues’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2012, 6, 2, 138–54.
101. H. L. Reid, ‘Olympia: Running Towards Truth’, Sports, Ethics and Philosophy, 2010, 4, 2, 136–45.
102. G. McFee, ‘Olympism and Sport’s Intrinsic Value’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2012, 6, 2, 211–31.
103. I. Martinkova, ‘Fair or Temple: Two Possibilities for Olympic Sport’, Sport, Ethics, and Philosophy, 2012, 6, 2, 166–82.
104. C. Weaving, ‘Smoke and Mirrors: A Critique of Women Olympians’ Nude Reflections’, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2012, 6, 2, 232–50.
