Fair Play: The Ethics of Sport

Simon (philosophy, Hamilton College) examines the ethical presuppositions of competitive athletics, developing a model of athletic competition as a mutually acceptable quest for excellence, with applications both to ethical theory and to the moral dilemmas that arise in actual athletic competition. Includes new material on Title IX and gender equity, the commercialization of sport, the use of performance-enhancing drugs, and other topics. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR