Olympic Ethics and Philosophy

Herausgeber: Mcnamee, Mike; Parry, Jim

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book contains an international collection of essays by leading philosophers of sport on the ethics and philosophy of the Olympic Games. The essays consider a range of topics including critical reflections on nationalism and internationalism within the Olympic movement, sexism in Olympic marketing and sponsorship, the preservation and corruption of Olympism, the underlying ideology of the Olympic Games, the inequalities of perception in ability and disability as it informs our understanding of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and comparisons between ancient and modern interpretations of the meaning and significance of the Olympic Games. This book will be of interest to historians, philosophers, and sociologists of sports, as well as to the sporting public who simply want to know more about the grounding ideas behind the greatest show on earth. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 443g
• ISBN-13: 9781138810457
• ISBN-10: 1138810452
• Artikelnr.: 40844100

Autorenporträt

Mike McNamee is Professor of Applied Ethics at Swansea University, UK. He is a former President of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport and the Editor of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. Previous publications include Doping and Anti-Doping Policy in Sport (2011) and The Ethics of Sports: A Reader (2010). Jim Parry is Professor at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Previous publications include Phenomenological Approaches to Sport (2012) and Theology, Ethics and Transcendence in Sports (2010).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Olympic Ethics and Philosophy: Old Wine in New Bottles 2. The Political
Heritage of the Olympic Games: Relevance, Risks, and Possible Rewards 3.
The Peace Movement on the Occasion of the 21st Olympic Games: Development
and Limitations 4. The Youth Olympic Games - Some Ethical Issues 5. A Well
Balanced Life Based on 'The Joy of Effort': Olympic Hype or a Meaningful
Ideal? 6. Fair or Temple: Two Possibilities for Olympic Sport 7. Olympism,
the Values of Sport, and the Will to Power: De Coubertin and Nietzsche meet
Eugenio Monti 8. Pandora Logic: Rules, Moral Judgement and the Fundamental
Principles of Olympism 9. Olympism and Sport's Intrinsic Value 10. Smoke
and Mirrors: A Critique of Women Olympians' Nude Reflections 11.
Paralympians Outperforming Olympians: An Increasing Challenge for Olympism
and the Paralympic and Olympic Movement 12. The Moral Pathologies of
National Sporting Representation at the Olympics 13. Expatriate Coaching,
Olympism, and the Olympic Games