The Ethics of Sports ─ A Reader

There are few - if any - significant issues in, or aspects of, contemporary sport that do not raise ethical questions. From on-field relationships between athletes, coaches and officials, to the corporate responsibility of international sports organisations and businesses, ethical considerations permeate sport at every level.

This important new collection of articles showcases the very best international scholarship in the field of sports ethics, and offers a comprehensive, one-stop resource for any student, scholar or sportsperson with an interest in this important area. It addresses cutting-edge contemporary themes within sports ethics, such as gene doping, as well as introducing classic ethical debates that define our understanding of sport, sporting (mis)conduct and sporting practices. The book is arranged into seven thematic sections, each of which includes an introduction by the editor that highlights the key themes and places each article in the contexts of the literature.

The Ethics of Sports sheds new light on a wide range of issues within contemporary sports studies, including doping, disability, gender and ethnicity; the practice of physical education and sports coaching; and sports media, sports business and sports medicine. It is essential reading for all students with an interest in sport or applied ethics.

Mike McNamee is Professor of Applied Ethics in the Department of Philosophy, History and Law in Healthcare, Swansea University, and is also a member of the Clinical Ethics Committee at Cardiff and Vale National Health Service Trust, UK. He is Series Editor of Ethics and Sport and Editor of the journal Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. His most recent book, Sport, Virtues and Vices: Morality Plays, was published in 2008 by Routledge. He is a former President of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport and the Founding Chair of the British Philosophy of Sport Association.