Philosophy of Sport : International Perspectives

The book Philosophy of Sport: International Perspectives represents the work of some of the leading moral and philosophical academics in the popular practice of sport.

All contributors are scholars and researchers in the area of the Philosophy of Sport, a growing area of serious study within universities and colleges across the world.

The contributors are also active members of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport-a worldwide organisation dedicated to the development of the philosophy of sport as a serious and influential area of academic study.

The book adds to the growing literature, which focuses on rigorously examining the global significance that sport plays in the fabric of twenty-first century life.

Articles within the book provide a diverse set of ideas related to sport-from more familiar issue related to the ethics of performance enhancing substances and fair play, to issue of nationalism, and the way sport can contribute to human well-being.