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Informationen zum Autor Angela J. Schneider (The University of Western Ontario, Canada) (Edited by) , Fan Hong (University of Western Australia) (Edited by) Klappentext This book considers ethical arguments about performance enhancing drugs in sport in a global context. It examines:* The forces that are bringing about the debate of ethical issues in performance enhancing drugs in sport* The sources of ethical debates in different continents and countries * The variation of ethical arguments in different cultural, political, ideological and sports systems.Whilst there has been a significant body of work that has looked at the importance of ethical issues in performance enhancing drugs in sport - there has been little, if any, consideration of the various ethical concepts in different countries and cultures involving sport. This is a major omission. This book fills the gap and provides a thorough review and analysis of the ethical literature on performance enhancing drugs in sport in the global society. It makes a major contribution to the worldwide anti-doping campaign in sport.This volume was previously published as a special issue of the journal Sport In Global Society. Zusammenfassung This important new book provides a thorough analysis of the ethical dimension of performance enhancing drugs in international sport. Reviewing the literature in this complex field, the book makes a major contribution to the ethical debate. This volume was previously published as a special issue of the journal 'Sport in Global Society'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors Series Editors' Foreword Introduction 1. Fair is fair, or is it? A moral consideration of the doping wars in American sport 2. Are doping sanctions justified? A moral relativistic view 3. Cultural nuances: doping, cycling and the Tour de France 4. On transgendered athletes, fairness and doping: an international challenge 5. Creating a corporate anti-doping culture: the role of Bulgarian sports governing bodies 6. Doping in the UK: Alain and Dwain, Rio and Greg – not guilty? 7. The Japanese debate surrounding the doping ban: the application of the harm principle 8. Doping and anti-doping in sport in China: an analysis of recent and present attitudes and actions 9. Anti-doping in sport: the Norwegian perspective 10. Ethics in sport: the Greek educational perspective on anti-doping ...
