Sport and Moral Conflict: A Conventionalist Theory

by William J. Morgan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439915407
• ISBN13: 9781439915400
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"