Fair Play in Sport: A Moral Norm System (Ethics and Sport) by Sigmund Loland

By Sigmund Loland

Fair Play in Sport provides a severe re-working of the vintage excellent of reasonable play and explores its functional effects for aggressive recreation. by means of linking normal ethical rules and functional circumstances, the e-book develops a latest conception of reasonable play.
The booklet examines a few of the key matters within the ethics of recreation, including:
* equity and justice in sport
* ethical and immoral interpretation of 'athletic performance'
* what makes a 'good competition'
* the foremost values of aggressive sport.
The proposal of reasonable play is indispensable to game as we all know and adventure it, and is usually visible as an important ethos if aggressive activity is to outlive and flourish. Fair Play in Sport offers a useful consultant to the topic for all people with an curiosity in ethics and the philosophy of sport.

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