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Ethics and Sport Ser.: Ethics of Doping and Anti-Doping : Redeeming the Soul of Sport? by Verner Møller (2009, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415484669
ISBN-139780415484664
eBay Product ID (ePID)70180186
Product Key Features
Number of Pages168 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEthics of Doping and Anti-Doping : Redeeming the Soul of Sport?
SubjectSports Medicine, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General, Sociology of Sports
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
AuthorVerner Møller
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Sports & Recreation, Medical
SeriesEthics and Sport Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2009-009292
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"The issue of doping in sport is contentious and complex. In this insightful work, Møller examines the philosophical and social issues involved from his vantage point as coordinator of the International Network of Humanistic Doping Research...This work will interest scholars and students in disciplines ranging from sport studies (including management) to philosophy and ethics. Summing Up: Recommended." -- Choice, May 2010 , "The issue of doping in sport is contentious and complex. In this insightful work, Mller examines the philosophical and social issues involved from his vantage point as coordinator of the International Network of Humanistic Doping Research...This work will interest scholars and students in disciplines ranging from sport studies (including management) to philosophy and ethics. Summing Up: Recommended." -- Choice, May 2010 , "The issue of doping in sport is contentious and complex. In this insightful work, M ller examines the philosophical and social issues involved from his vantage point as coordinator of the International Network of Humanistic Doping Research...This work will interest scholars and students in disciplines ranging from sport studies (including management) to philosophy and ethics. Summing Up: Recommended." -- Choice, May 2010& , "The issue of doping in sport is contentious and complex. In this insightful work, Møller examines the philosophical and social issues involved from his vantage point as coordinator of the International Network of Humanistic Doping Research...This work will interest scholars and students in disciplines ranging from sport studies (including management) to philosophy and ethics. Summing Up: Recommended." -- Choice, May 2010
Dewey Decimal362.29
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. What is Doping? 2. What is Sport? 3. Unchristian Sport 4. Doping History: Fact or Fiction? 5. The Law of Silence 6. Good Intentions go to the Bad 7. The Fear of Modernity 8. Legislation of Doping 9. The Athletes' Viewpoint 10. The Need for a Fresh Start Appendix: Pro Tour Team's Code of Ethics
SynopsisWith every positive drugs test the credibility and veracity of modern elite sport is diminished. In this radical and provocative critique of current anti-doping policy and practice, Verner M ller argues that the fight against doping - promoted as an initiative to cleanse sport of cheats - is at heart nothing less than a battle to save sport from itself, located on the fault-line between the will to purity and the will to win. Drawing on extensive and detailed case studies of doping in sport, and using a highly original blend of conceptual ideas from philosophy and sociology, M ller strongly criticises current anti-doping regimes and challenges our commonly held ideas about the nature of sport and the risks posed by drugs to health and fair play. He argues forcefully that we must understand the precarious position of the athlete and that only by containing coaches, doctors and drug companies within the anti-doping regime can we hope to ever make progress on this most important issue. Written in a lively and engaging style, and skilfully blending empirical case studies with cutting edge theory, this book represents an important statement on the nature of sport, morality and modernity. It is important reading for all serious students and scholars of the ethics, sociology and politics of sport., With every positive drugs test the credibility and veracity of modern elite sport is diminished. In this radical and provocative critique of current anti-doping policy and practice, Verner Møller argues that the fight against doping - promoted as an initiative to cleanse sport of cheats - is at heart nothing less than a battle to save sport from itself, located on the fault-line between the will to purity and the will to win. Drawing on extensive and detailed case studies of doping in sport, and using a highly original blend of conceptual ideas from philosophy and sociology, Møller strongly criticises current anti-doping regimes and challenges our commonly held ideas about the nature of sport and the risks posed by drugs to health and fair play. He argues forcefully that we must understand the precarious position of the athlete and that only by containing coaches, doctors and drug companies within the anti-doping regime can we hope to ever make progress on this most important issue. Written in a lively and engaging style, and skilfully blending empirical case studies with cutting edge theory, this book represents an important statement on the nature of sport, morality and modernity. It is important reading for all serious students and scholars of the ethics, sociology and politics of sport.
LC Classification NumberRC1230.M645 2009
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