Philosophy, Sport and the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on every aspect of our social, cultural and commercial lives, including the world of sport. This book examines the ethical and philosophical dimensions of the intersection of COVID-19 and sport.

Autorentext

Jeffrey P. Fry is Professor of Philosophy at Ball State University, United States.

Andrew Edgar is Emeritus Reader in the School of English, Communication and Philosophy at Cardiff University, UK, and Honorary Faculty Member in the School of Sport and Exercise Science at Swansea University, UK.

Inhalt

Introduction, Part I: To Play or Not to Play, 1. High School Sport, COVID-19, Paternalism, and Harm to Others, 2. Autonomy, Paternalism, and the Dilemmas of Pandemic Sport, 3. Big Ten Football's Decision to Reinstate its Season: How to Run the Reverse, 4. COVID-19 Unmasks the NCAA's Collegiate Model Myth, 5. Black Bodies, Dueling Pandemics, and the Hidden Rules for White Profit in the NBA: Do Black Lives Really Matter?, 6. COVID-19, Sport, and Ethics: The Case of the Australian Open 2021, 7. COVID-19, Risk, and Nature Sports: Pandemic Dilemmas, 8. Sport, COVID-19, and Acceptable Risk, Part II: Sport Today and Tomorrow, 9. Watching Sport During COVID-19, 10. COVID-19 and the Integrity of Football, 11. COVID-19 and How Best to Complete the 2019-20 Football Season, 12. The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Fairness and Fair Play for Olympic Athletes Training for the Tokyo Olympic Games, 13. Ascetic Cycling and Meaningful Suffering in Pandemic Times: Happy Sisyphus, 14. COVID-19, Lip Gloss, and the Threat to Women's Sport, 15. What a Pandemic Might Teach Us About Using Animals for Sport, 16. Rethinking Sport Ethics in a Complex Post-Pandemic World, Coda