Sports, Virtues and Vices

Name: Sports, Virtues and Vices
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Sports, Virtues and VicesMorality Plays\nAuthor(s): Mike McNamee\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415194082, 978-0415194082\nSynopsis\nSports have long played an important role in society. By exploring the evolving link between sporting behaviour and the prevailing ethics of the time this comprehensive and wide-ranging study illuminates our understanding of the wider social significance of sport. \n\nThe primary aim of Sports, Virtues and Vices is to situate ethics at the heart of sports via virtue ethical considerations that can be traced back to the gymnasia of ancient Greece. The central theme running through the book is that sports are effectively modern morality plays: universal practices of moral education for the masses and - when coached, officiated and played properly - a valuable vehicle for ethical development.\n\nIncluding a wealth of contemporary sporting examples, the book explores key ethical issue.