{"product_id":"sport-and-moral-conflict-a-conventionalist-theory-paperback-softback-9781439915400","title":"Sport and Moral Conflict; A Conventionalist Theory (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439915400","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSport and Moral Conflict\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Conventionalist Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam J. Morgan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439915400\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 April 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.348 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMorgan is a top scholar, and he presents a fully novel and provocative interpretation of sport ethics. His cross-disciplinary approach of using both history and philosophy to provide ethical guidance is unique. The employment of essentially deep historical tradition as a warrant for defensible moral positions is bold.\u003c\/i\u003e”- \u003cb\u003eR. Scott Kretchmar\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus of Exercise and Sport Science in the Department of Kinesiology at Penn State University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eA full study of the moral status of sport is necessary and long overdue. Morgan looks seriously at the relative merits of the basic positions, ultimately defending one of them-conventionalism. He displays a complete mastery of the literature, an attention to detail, and a balanced approach to the subject. This work is indispensable in our field: there is no one in the history of the philosophy of sport who has presented such a thorough and challenging critique of moral realism in sport. \u003c\/i\u003eSport and Moral Conflict\u003ci\u003e showed me how much richer and more difficult the argument truly is.\u003c\/i\u003e”-\u003cb\u003ePaul Gaffney\u003c\/b\u003e, Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. John’s University and Editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Philosophy of Sport\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the purpose of sport, and how are ethical conceptions of sport shaped by the answers to this question? In \u003ci\u003eSport and Moral Conflict, \u003c\/i\u003eWilliam Morgan investigates, examining sport as a moral crucible that puts athletes in competitive, emotionally charged situations where fairness and equality are contested alongside accomplishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMorgan looks at the modern Olympics-from 1906 Athens to 1924 Paris, when the Games reached international prestige - in order to highlight the debate about athletic excellence and the amateur-professional divide. Whereas the Americans emphasized winning, the Europeans valued a love of the game. Morgan argues that the existing moral theories of sport-formalism and broad internalism (aka interpretivism), which rely on rules and general principles-fall short when confronted with such a dispute as the transition from amateur to professional sport. As such, he develops a theory of conventionalism, in which the norms at work in athletic communities determine how players should ethically acquit themselves. Presenting his case for an ethical theory of sport, Morgan provides insights regarding the moral controversies and crises that persist today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681231794456,"sku":"9781439915400","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sport-and-moral-conflict-a-conventionalist-theory-paperback-softback-9781439915400","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}