Sports, Virtues and Vices: Morality Plays

By Mike J. Mcnamee

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415194091
• ISBN13: 9780415194099
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"