Aaron Harper

Sport Realism

A Law-Inspired Theory of Sport. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,5 cm / 15,7 cm / 1,5 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9781666920086
104,30 €
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182 Seiten
August 2022
Lexington Books

Aaron Harper defends a new theory of sport—sport realism—focusing on sport operations and the decisions made by sports officials like umpires and referees. Sport realism offers an explanation of sport as it is played, along with normative assessment of ethical issues in sport like cheating and rules disputes.

Aaron Harper is associate professor of philosophy at West Liberty University.

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Interpretivism Chapter 2: Hard Cases for Interpretivism Chapter 3: Legal Realism and Sport Realism Chapter 4: Cheating Chapter 5: Sport Realism and Ethics Conclusion Bibliography About the Author