Performance, Health, and Excellence - An Ethical Examination of Anti-Doping Policies and Practices

Is using performance-enhancing substances and methods in sport morally legitimate?

By analyzing the ethical foundations of the World Anti-Doping Agency's core principles--performance enhancement, health, and the spirit of sport--this book offers a clear framework for understanding why anti-doping rules exist and when they might require revision. It provides readers, particularly sport administrators, with conceptual tools to determine whether current policies are well-grounded or in need of reform.

Product details

• Authors: Francisco Javier López Frías
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 12.11.2026
• EAN: 9781666947274
• ISBN: 978-1-6669-4727-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Studies in Philosophy of Sport
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, MEDICAL / Sports Medicine, Philosophy, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sociology: sport and leisure, Ethics and moral philosophy, Drug Abuse In Sport, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects, Sport and the law