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Sports, Virtues and Vices

Sports, Virtues and Vices

Mike McNamee

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2008
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Ética y filosofía moral
ISBN:
9780415194082

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This is the first book-length treatment of the ethics of sport from a virtue theoretical stance, drawing upon ancient Greek sources and culminating in a critical consideration of the promises and dangers of biomedical technology in elite sports. Written by one of the world’s foremost sports philosophers, it includes a wealth of contemporary sporting examples.

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