Is Competitive Elite Sport Really Morally Corrupt?

It has been argued that competitive elite sport both a) reduces the humanity of athletes by turning them into beings whose sole value is determined in relation to others, and b) is motivated by a celebration of the genetically superior and humiliation of the weak. This paper argues that while a) is...

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Main Author: Ingthorsson Rögnvaldur D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-10-01
Series:Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2017-0016