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Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung The essays in this reader examine philosophical issues that are conceptual and ethical in nature and further examine ethical issues in sports! such as sportsmanship! violence! cheating! drug use! racism! sexism and gender equity. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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. Part III: Sport and Competition:. 11. The Ethics of Competition: Jan Boxill. 12. On Winning and Athletic Superiority: Nicholas Dixon. 13. In Defense of Writing: R. Scott Kretchmar. 14. Winding Down, Looking Ahead: Dean Smith. 15. Personal Best: W. M. Brown. 16. Fair Play as Respect for the Game: Robert Butcher and Angela Schneider. Part IV: Sport and Drugs:. 17. Good Competition and Drug-Enhanced Performance: Robert L. Simon. 18. Enhancing Performance in Sports: What is Morally Permissible?: Laura C. Morgan. 19. Sports and Drugs: Are Current Bans Justified?: Michael Lavin. Part V: Sport and Violence:. 20. What is Sports Violence?: Michael Smith. 21. Values and Violence in Sports Today: The Moral Reasoning Athletes Use in Their Games and in their Lives: Brenda Jo Bredemeier, David L. Shields, Jack C. Horn. 22. Violence and Sports: Robert E. Leach. Part VI: Sport and Gender:. 23. Sex Equality in Sports: Jane English. 24. Human Equality in Sports: Peter S. Wenz. 25. Gender Equity and Inequity in Athletics: Robert L. Simon. 26. Title IX and Gender Equity: Jan Boxill. 27. Why Women do Better than Men in College Basketball, or "What is Collegiate Sport for, Anyway?": Nicholas Hunt-Bull. 28. Women, Self-Possession, and Sport: Catharine MacKinnon. 29. Stronger Women: Mariah Burton Nelson. 30, The Sports Closet: Liz Galst. Part VII: Sport and Racial Issues:. 31. Racial Differences in Sports: What's Ethics Got To Do With It?: Albert Mosely. 32. Race and College Sport: A Long Way to Go: Richard E. Lapchick. 33. Sport and Stereotype: From Role Model to Muhammad Ali: Mike Marqusee. Part VIII: Sport and Role Models:. 34. Do Celeb...
