Doping in Sport: Global Ethical Issues

Summary: Doping in Sportconsiders ethical arguments about performance enhancing drugs in sport in a global context. It examines:- The forces that are bringing about the debate of ethical issues in performance enhancing drugs in sport- The sources of ethical debates in different continents and countries- The variation of ethical arguments in different cultural, political, ideological and sports systems.This book provides a tho...rough review and analysis of the ethical literature on performance enhancing drugs in sport in the global society; as although there has been a significant body of work that has looked at the importance of ethical issues in performance enhancing drugs in sport little has been written on the various ethical concepts in different countries and cultures involving sport. This book makes a major contribution to the international anti-doping campaign in sport.This volume was previously published as a special issue of the journalSport In Global Society. [read more]