Description |
x, 236 p. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-231) and index. |
Contents |
Ancient rituals and modern morality plays -- What is this thing called sport? -- Sports, persons and sportspersonship -- Sports as practices -- Sport and ethical development -- Codes of conduct and trustworthy coaches -- Racism, racist acts and courageous role models -- Hubris, humility and humiliation -- Schadenfreude : envy, justice and self-esteem -- Suffering in and for sport -- Doping : slippery slopes, pleonexia and shame -- Whose Prometheus? : transhumanism, biotechnology and the moral topography of sports medicine. |
Subject |
Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Sports -- Philosophy.
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Sportsmanship.
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ISBN |
9780415194082 (hbk.) |
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0415194083 (hbk.) |
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9780415194099 (pbk.) |
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0415194091 (pbk.) |
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9780203090107 (electronic file) |
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0203090101 (electronic file) |
Standard No. |
NLGGC 309904099 |
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NZ1 12133498 |
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AU@ 000042460373 |
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