Sports, virtues and vices : morality plays / Mike McNamee.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2008Description: x, 236 pages ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0415194083
- 9780415194082
- 0415194091
- 9780415194099
- 175 22
- GV706.3 .M386 2008
Contents:
Ancient rituals and modern morality plays -- What is this thing called sport? -- Sports, persons and sportspersonship -- Sports as practices -- Sport and ethical development -- Codes of conduct and trustworthy coaches -- Racism, racist acts and courageous role models -- Hubris, humility and humiliation -- Schadenfreude : envy, justice and self-esteem -- Suffering in and for sport -- Doping : slippery slopes, pleonexia and shame -- Whose Prometheus? : transhumanism, biotechnology and the moral topography of sports medicine.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 175 MCN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A277320B |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and index.
Ancient rituals and modern morality plays -- What is this thing called sport? -- Sports, persons and sportspersonship -- Sports as practices -- Sport and ethical development -- Codes of conduct and trustworthy coaches -- Racism, racist acts and courageous role models -- Hubris, humility and humiliation -- Schadenfreude : envy, justice and self-esteem -- Suffering in and for sport -- Doping : slippery slopes, pleonexia and shame -- Whose Prometheus? : transhumanism, biotechnology and the moral topography of sports medicine.
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