Sports Ethics: An Anthology - Softcover

Boxill, Boxill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631216979 ISBN 13: 9780631216971

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

The essays in this reader examine philosophical issues such as sportsmanship, violence, cheating, drug use, racism, sexism, and gender equity.

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• 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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The essays in this anthology examine philosophical issues such as sportsmanship, violence, cheating, drug use, racism, sexism, and gender equity. Representing the thinking of philosophers, psychologists, sociologists, coaches, and sports writers, these essays bring together a wide range of approaches to these issues.

This unique collection gives the reader an understanding of the moral significance of sports. It shows how sports deeply affect as well as mirror our culture and society.

About the Author:

Jan Boxill is Associate Chair and Lecturer at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is author of Issues in Racism and Sexism (2000).

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0631216979
• ISBN 13: 9780631216971
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 372