The ethics of doping and anti-doping : redeeming the soul of sport? / Verner M�ller.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Ethics and sportPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.Description: 165 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780415484657 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0415484650 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780415484664 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0415484669 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780203877012 (e-book)
  • 0203877012 (e-book)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC 1230 .M645 2010
Contents:
What is doping? -- What is sport? -- Unchristian sport -- Doping history : fact or fiction? -- The law of silence -- When good intentions turn bad -- The fear of modernity -- Legalisation of doping -- The athletes' viewpoint -- The need for a fresh start -- Appendix : Pro-Tour Teams' Code of Ethics.
In this book, the author contends that, with every positive drug test, the credibility of modern elite sport is diminished. In this radical critique of current anti-doping policy and practice, he argues that the fight against doping is at heart nothing less than a battle to save sport from itself.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is doping? -- What is sport? -- Unchristian sport -- Doping history : fact or fiction? -- The law of silence -- When good intentions turn bad -- The fear of modernity -- Legalisation of doping -- The athletes' viewpoint -- The need for a fresh start -- Appendix : Pro-Tour Teams' Code of Ethics.

In this book, the author contends that, with every positive drug test, the credibility of modern elite sport is diminished. In this radical critique of current anti-doping policy and practice, he argues that the fight against doping is at heart nothing less than a battle to save sport from itself.

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