Sandra A. McCalla

The Ethics of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports

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Produktbeschreibung

It may be a popular opinion that sports and ethics are incongruent or contradictory, but ethical principles in sports are in fact integral for its protection. Because of this invalid popular opinion, a new conversation on ethical principles and issues in sports is warranted. This should start here with a philosophical investigation into the areas of epistemology and autonomy with an effort to address ethical issues associated with the use of performance-enhancement drugs (doping) in sports, fair play, equity, and responsibility. Readers are introduced to a new theoretical approach to addressing ethical issues in sports. These issues are based on arguments advanced on responsible freedom, perspective knowledge, and duties that can be utilized by sports stakeholders (athletes, team doctors, fans, sporting organizations, coaches, etc.) as they strive for success and minimize unfair practices. Important questions are posed concerning respect for others, respect for rules, respect for the game, and respect for self. Also, an investigation into ethics and doping is conducted to unravel whether doping athletes impose undue limitations on their freedom. Thus, the idea of absolute freedom is questioned, and "privileged freedom" is explored.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9781476690902
• ISBN-10: 1476690901
• Artikelnr.: 71736613

Autorenporträt

Sandra A. McCalla holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. She has published several articles in refereed journals, as well as book chapters. She lives in Orlando, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1.
The Business of Sports 1.1
Sports and Games 1.2
Sports as Competition 1.3
Sports as Business (Careers for Athletes) 2.
Drugs in Sports 2.1
A Brief History of Doping 2.2
Substance Use and Abuse 2.3
Sports Rules and Testing Methods 3.
Epistemology or Knowledge Acquisition in Sports 3.1
Skepticism and Epistemology 3.2
Athletes and Coaches as Knowers 3.3
Knowledge Justification in Sports 3.4
Perspectival Knowledge 4.
Fairness and Justice in Competitive Sports 4.1
The Principle of Fairness 4.2
Fair Sports Rules 4.3
Fairness as Duty 4.4
Just Punishment 5.
Revisiting Morality and Ethics in Sports 5.1
The Moral Duty 5.2
Obeying the Moral Code 5.3
Moral/Ethical Dilemmas 6.
Responsible Freedom 6.1
Types of Freedom 6.2
The Paradox of Freedom 6.3
Athletes' Right to Freedom 6.4
Responsibility-A Marker of Freedom and Self-Duty 7.
Gender Concerns (Anti-Doping and Gender Rules): The Case of Intersex Female Athletes 7.1
Understanding Intersex 7.2
History and Justification of Sex Testing 7.3
Gender Rules as Discriminatory and Unfair 7.4
Unjust Intersection of Sex Test/Verification and Anti-Doping Tests Conclusion Index