Philosophy of Sport

Dr Emily Ryall is Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy of Sport at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. She is former Chair of the British Philosophy of Sport Association and on the editorial board of the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport. She has written articles on a range of issues in the philosophy of sport and is also the author of Critical Thinking for Sports Students.

• Contributors1 Introduction, Cesar R. TorresPart I: History and Development2 A History of Philosophic Ideas about Sport, David Lunt and Mark DyresonPart II: Research Methodology 3 The Philosophy of Sport and Analytic Philosophy, Scott Kretchmar4 The Philosophy of Sport and Continental Philosophy, Vegard Fusche Moe5 The Philosophy of Sport, Eastern Philosophy and Pragmatism, Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, Koyo Fukasawa and Mizuho TakemuraPart III: Current Research and Key Issues6 Theories of Sport, Robert L. Simon7 Fairness and Justice in Sport, Sigmund Loland8 The Ethics of Enhancing Performance, Sarah Teetzel9 Disability and Sport, Carwyn Jones10 Sport, Risk and Danger, Leslie A. Howe11 Sport and the Environment – Ecosophical and Metanoetical Intersections, Ron Welters12 The Aesthetics of Sport, Stephen Mumford13 Sporting Knowledge, Gunnar Breivik14 Sport and Ideology, Lamartine P. DaCosta15 Competitive Sport, Moral Development and Peace, J.S. Russell16 Sport, Spirituality and Religion, Simon Robinson17 Violence in Sport, Danny RosenbergPart IV: Future Developments18 Sport and Technological Development, Alun Hardman19 Conceivable Horizons of Equality in Sport, Pam R. Sailors20 ‘Spoiled Sports’: Markets and the Corruption of Sport, William J. Morgan21 Sport Philosophy Around the World, Peter M. Hopsicker and Ivo JirásekPart V: Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts Cheating, Warren P. FraleighCompetition, Jan BoxillConventionalism, Peter F. HagerCybersport, Dennis HemphillDeception, Adam G. PfleegorDoping, Angela J. SchneiderEmbodiment, Irena MartínkováEnhancement, W.M. BrownFair Play, Claudia PawlenkaFormalism, José Luis Pérez TriviñoGames, Chad CarlsonGamesmanship, Mark HamiltonInternalism, Francisco Javier López FríasKinesiology, Gregg TwietmeyerPlay, Stephen E. SchmidRules, John GleavesSkills, Daniel G. CamposSport, Jeff FrySportsmanship, Diana AbadPart VI: Resources and Careers22 Resource Guide, Emily Ryall23 Careers, Charlene WeavingPart VII: The Literature24 The Sport Philosophy Literature: Foundations, Evolutions and Annotations, Tim L. Elcombe, Douglas Hochstetler and Douglas W. McLaughlinIndex