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  1. Sport, tradition and freedom.Michael Burke - unknown
    "Sport, Tradition and Freedom" entails a philosophical examination of the relationship between traditions of rationality and understandings of freedom in sport. Chapter One introduces the ideas of freedom and virtue. Chapter Two involves a critical and historical exploration of the traditions of conservatism, liberalism and Marxism and the effects that these traditions have had on accounts of freedom in sport. Chapter Three examines the issue of freedom in sport from a social critical-formalist perspective, particularly addressing the influence that the process (...)
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  • Sport, games, women and warriors : an historical and philosophical examination of the early Irish Ulster cycle.Jaquelyn Osborne - unknown
    This thesis identifies the early Irish Ulster Cycle of tales as a rich source of information relating to the nature and significance of sport-like activity in the ancient world. Taking the tales of the Ulster Cycle as its data, this thesis adopts a method of analysis which combines aspects of historical and postmodern philosophical processes. The relationships between and among sport, history, truth and fiction are investigated in determining the contribution that the early Irish Ulster Cycle of tales might offer (...)
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  • Carl Schmitt, sportspersonship, and the Ius Publicum Ludis.Michael Hemmingsen - 2020 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 49 (1):37-51.
    In this paper, I argue that sportspersonship is a means of performing fundamental sociality; it is about the conversion of a foe (inimicus) into an enemy (hostis). Drawing on Carl Schmitt’s distinction between enemy and foe – inimicus and hostis – as well as his discussion of the ius publicum Europaeum, I suggest a model of sportspersonship that sees it as expressing the competitive relations between equals that undergird the most minimal form of sociality; relations that any deeper union takes (...)
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  • Sporting supererogation and why it matters.Alfred Archer - 2017 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 44 (3):359-373.
    A commonly accepted feature of commonsense morality is that there are some acts that are supererogatory or beyond the call of duty. Recently, philosophers have begun to ask whether something like supererogation might exist in other normative domains such as epistemology and esthetics. In this paper, I will argue that there is good reason to think that sporting supererogation exists. I will then argue that recognizing the existence of sporting supererogation is important because it highlights the value of sport as (...)
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  • On Sporting Integrity.Alfred Archer - 2016 - Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 10 (2):117-131.
    It has become increasingly popular for sports fans, pundits, coaches and players to appeal to ideas of ‘sporting integrity’ when voicing their approval or disapproval of some aspect of the sporting world. My goal in this paper will be to examine whether there is any way to understand this idea in a way that both makes sense of the way in which it is used and presents a distinctly ‘sporting’ form of integrity. I will look at three recent high-profile sporting (...)
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  • The puzzle of sports fandom.Peter Kung & Shawn E. Klein - forthcoming - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport:1-21.
    Why do sports fans sometimes (often?) go crazy at sporting events and then afterwards proceed with their day as if nothing much happened? If something of genuine significance happened, something that warranted the emotional ups and downs the fan experienced during the game, why don’t its effects linger? These questions pose a version of the puzzle of sports fandom. Others have applied Kendall Walton’s theory of fiction to solve the puzzle, but Walton’s account of sports fandom fiction is unacceptably thin. (...)
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  • Good Grasshopping and the Avoidance of Game-Spoiling.Deborah P. Vossen - 2008 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 35 (2):175-192.
    Traditionally, acts of sportsmanship have been upheld as worthy of praise. The purpose of this paper is to discern whether Bernard Suits’ Grasshopper -- in "The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia" -- would share this approval. The paper begins with a conceptual analysis of good sportspersonship. From this, four action categories are identified including good sportspersonship in the forms of game desertion, changing the game, not trying, and lusory self-handicapping. A strategy for evaluation is derived from the Grasshopper’s theory. Game-playing (...)
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  • (2 other versions)Gamesmanship.Leslie A. Howe - 2004 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 31 (2):212-225.
    “What are you prepared to do to win?” This is a question that any serious competitor will at one time or another have to consider. The answer that one is inclined to make, I shall argue, is revealing of the deeper character of the individual participant in sport as both physical competitor and moral person. To that end, I examine one of the classic responses to the question, gamesmanship, which can be characterised as an attempt to win one game by (...)
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  • Sportsmanship.Diana Abad - 2010 - Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 4 (1):27 – 41.
    What is sportsmanship? Following Keating, we may say that sportsmanship is conduct befitting a person involved in sports. This raises the question of what kind of activity exactly sport is. This is notoriously difficult to answer, but roughly speaking, sport is a rule-governed activity that is about excellence, an understanding of how to play the game, and, in competitive sports, winning. Accordingly, there are four elements of sportsmanship: fairness, equity, good form and the will to win. These four elements are (...)
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  • Foul-weather fandom.Alfred Archer & Georgina Mills - 2023 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 50 (3):383-401.
    A familiar debate in the philosophy of sport concerns the question of whether fans should seek to be partisans (those who support particular teams or individuals) or whether they should instead adopt the impartial attitude of the purist. More recently, Kyle Fruh et al. have argued in defense of fair-weather fandom, which they understand as a form of fandom that involves adopting temporary allegiances in response to non-sporting considerations. This paper will add a new form of fandom to this discussion: (...)
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  • Sport as a valued human practice: A basis for the consideration of some moral issues in sport.Peter J. Arnold - 1992 - Journal of Philosophy of Education 26 (2):237–255.
    ABSTRACT It is argued that sport, like science or medicine, is a valued human practice and is characterised as much by the moral manner in which its participants conduct themselves as by the pursuit of its own skills, standards and excellences. Virtues, such as justice, honesty and courage, are not only necessary to pursue its goals but to protect it from being corrupted by external interests. After explicating the practice view of sport in contrast to the sociological view, the nature (...)
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  • In Praise of Partisanship.Nicholas Dixon - 2016 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 43 (2):233-249.
    J.S. Russell, Stephen Mumford, and Randolph Feezell have criticized my view that zealous partisans of a particular team are superior to purists, who derive an esthetic pleasure from good play by any team. All three philosophers extol the virtues of purism and Russell defends a pluralistic view that rejects the very idea of an ideal type of fan. In response, I renounce the claim that partisans are superior to purists and instead propose a more modest defense of partisanship. Moderate partisan (...)
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  • Play Until the Whistle Blows: Sportsmanship as the Outcome of Thirdness.Tamba Nlandu - 2008 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 35 (1):73-89.
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  • Prayers for Assistance As Unsporting Behavior.Anthony J. Kreider - 2003 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 30 (1):17-25.
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  • On Sportsmanship and “Running Up the Score”.Nicholas Dixon - 1992 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 19 (1):1-13.
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  • Sportsmanship and Blowouts: Baseball and Beyond.Randolph M. Feezell - 1999 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 26 (1):68-78.
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  • The strategic enactment of a media identity by professional team sports players.Kieran Andrew File - 2015 - Discourse and Communication 9 (4):441-464.
    This article explores the discursive behaviour of professional male team sports players in post-match interviews from a social identity construction perspective. Drawing on a data set of 160 televised post-match interviews from two different team sports and two different regions of the world, this article identifies stances players orient to when presenting themselves in these media interviews. A supplementary data set of ethnographic semi-structured interviews with professional team sports players is also used to develop insider perspectives on the discursive behaviour (...)
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  • (2 other versions)Ética del deporte: La propuesta sustancialista de Lumpkin, Stoll y Beller, desde el procedimentalismo ético.Sebastián Solanes & Raúl Francisco - 2013 - Veritas: Revista de Filosofía y Teología 29:33-57.
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  • On Sportsmanship and “Running Up the Score”: Issues of Incompetence and Humiliation.Alun Hardman, Luanne Fox, Doug McLaughlin & Kurt Zimmerman - 1996 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 23 (1):58-69.
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  • The compatibility of zero-sum logic and mutualism in sport.Adam Berg - 2018 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 45 (3):259-278.
    ABSTRACTThis essay argues that within competitive sport zero-sum logic and the theory of mutualism are compatible and complementary. Drawing on Robert Simon’s theory of mutualism and Scott Kretchmar’s argument for zero-sum logic, this article shows how athletes can strive for a clear-cut victory and shared benefits such as athletic excellence fully and wholeheartedly at the same time. This paper will also consider how acknowledgment of this dynamic could advance understandings for ethical theories for sport. It will then conclude by describing (...)
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  • Kinds of Fair Play and Regulation Enforcement: Toward a Better Sports Ethic.Ioan-Radu Motoarca - 2015 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 42 (1):121-136.
    It is customary for institutions that organize sporting competitions and events to exercise a considerable degree of authority over the participants. That authority is often manifested in the enforcement of penalties for infringements of fair play. This paper focuses on one concrete case from soccer, although I take the discussion to extend to other sports as well. I argue that not all fair play rules should be enforced by the respective organizing institutions, and that enforcing all of them indiscriminately is (...)
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  • (2 other versions)Ética del deporte: La propuesta sustancialista de Lumpkin, Stoll y Beller, desde el procedimentalismo ético.Raúl Francisco Sebastián Solanes - 2013 - Veritas: Revista de Filosofía y Teología 29:33-57.
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  • ‘Physicality’: One Among the Internal Goods of Sport.Robert G. Osterhoudt - 1996 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 23 (1):91-103.
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  • The principles of the method of coaching.Masaaki Kubo - 1999 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education 21 (1):1-7.
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  • The Critical Essay upon Athletics as a Medium of Instruction in Physical Education.Masaaki Kubo - 2006 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education 28 (1):11-19.
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  • Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: A Critical Analysis of Pacing.Douglas Hochstetler & Pam R. Sailors - 2015 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 42 (3):349-363.
    Pacing, a phenomenon whereby seasoned runners assist other runners toward pre-determined goal times in races of various lengths, is a common practice, yet it has received very little sustained philosophical scrutiny. This paper aims to take steps in that direction with a particular focus on pacing in amateur distance running. We begin with Peter Arnold’s analysis of the three views of sportsmanship – as a form of social union, as a means in the promotion of pleasure, and as a form (...)
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