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Sports Ethics An Anthology [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Sports & Recreation)
  • ISBN-10:  0631216979
  • ISBN-10:  0631216979
  • ISBN-13:  9780631216971
  • ISBN-13:  9780631216971
  • Publisher:  Wiley-Blackwell
  • Publisher:  Wiley-Blackwell
  • Pages:  372
  • Pages:  372
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-May-2002
  • Pub Date:  01-May-2002
  • SKU:  0631216979-11-MPOD
  • SKU:  0631216979-11-MPOD
  • Item ID: 100889277
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The essays in this reader examine philosophical issues such as sportsmanship, violence, cheating, drug use, racism, sexism, and gender equity.

  • Examines ethical issues in sports, such as sportsmanship, violence, cheating, drug use, racism, sexism, and gender equity.
  • Includes essays by psychologists, sociologists, coaches, and sports writers.
  • Gives the reader an understanding of the moral significance of sport, and how sports affect society.
Notes on Contributors.

Foreword by Dean Smith.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction – The Moral Significance of Sport: Jan Boxill..

Part I: Sport and Education:.

1. Sports, Relativism, and Moral Education: Robert L. Simon.

2. Why Everyone Deserves a Sporting Chance: Education, Justice, and School Sports: Janice Moulton.

3. Moral Development and Sport: Character and Cognitive Developmentalism Contrasted: Carwyn Jones and Michael McNamee.

4. Philosopher in the Playground: Notes on the Meaning of Sport: Peter Heinegg.

5. Foul Play: Sports Metaphors as Public Doublespeak: Francine Hardaway.

Part II: Sport and Sportsmanship:.

6. Sportsmanship as a Moral Category: James W. Keating.

7. Three Approaches Toward an Understanding of Sportsmanship: Peter J. Arnold.

8. Deception, Sportsmanship, and Ethics: Kathleen M. Pearson.

9. On Sportsmanship and “Running up the Score”: Nicholas Dixon.

10. Sportmanship and Blowouts: Baseball and Beyond: Randolph M. Feezell.