Leftist Theories of Sport: A Critique and Reconstruction (Sport and Society)

Sports & Outdoors

Morgan, William J.

Miscellaneous

University of Illinois Press

The degradation of modern sport -- its commercialization, its trivialization, its cult of athletic stars and celebrities, and its manipulation by the media -- has led to numerous calls for its transformation. "Approaching the relations of sport and society with a truly philosophic mind, Morgan has important things to say that no one else has said with quite the same degree of detailed thoughtfulness. Leftist Theories of Sport is a critique not only of sports but also of contemporary society." -- Allen Guttmann, author of The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Supervision and management of quantity food preparation: Principles and procedures

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

McCutchan, Pub. Corp

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Designed for both undergraduate and graduate courses, "Philosophic Inquiry in Sport" is a combination of 56 classic and contemporary essays that strike a balance between analytical, existential, and phenomenological perspectives. Topics covered range from the definition of games to the relationship of body and soul, play and beauty, and sport and political authority.

Philosophic Inquiry in Sport

Human Kinetics Pub

Sport and Moral Conflict: A Conventionalist Theory

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Temple University Press

What is the purpose of sport, and how are ethical conceptions of sport shaped by the answers to this question? In Sport and Moral Conflict, William Morgan investigates, examining sport as a moral crucible that puts athletes in competitive, emotionally charged situations where fairness and equality are contested alongside accomplishment.Morgan looks at the modern Olympics--from 1906 Athens to 1924 Paris, when the Games reached international prestige -- in order to highlight the debate about athletic excellence and the amateur-professional divide. Whereas the Americans emphasized winning, the Europeans valued a love of the game. Morgan argues that the existing moral theories of sport--formalism and broad internalism (aka interpretivism), which rely on rules and general principles--fall short when confronted with such a dispute as the transition from amateur to professional sport. As such, he develops a theory of conventionalism, in which the norms at work in athletic communities determine how players should ethically acquit themselves. Presenting his case for an ethical theory of sport, Morgan provides insights regarding the moral controversies and crises that persist today.

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