Philosophical Issues in Sport Science / / Emily Ryall.
The role and value of science within sport increases with ever greater professionalization and commercialization. Scientific and technological innovations are devised to increase performance, ensure greater accuracy of measurement and officiating, reduce risks of harm, enhance spectatorship, and rai...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Basel : : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,, 2020. |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (140 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- About the Special Issue Editor vii
- Introduction to Philosophical Issues in Sport Science 1
- The Necessity of Philosophy in the Exercise Sciences 9
- The Hazards of a Biomedical Exercise Paradigm: Exploring the Praxis of Exercise Professionals 20
- What Might a Theory of Causation Do for Sport? 33
- Casuistic Reasoning, Standards of Evidence, and Expertise on Elite Athletes' Nutrition 44
- Unnatural Technology in a "Natural" Practice? Human Nature and Performance-Enhancing Technology in Sport 55
- Chips and Showmanship: Running and Technology 71
- Applying Philosophy to Refereeing and Umpiring Technology 77
- Why You Don't Have to Choose between Accuracy and Human Officiating (But You Might Want to Anyway) 84
- Something's Got to Give: Reconsidering the Justification for a Gender Divide in Sport 93
- Testosterone: 'the Best Discriminating Factor' 106
- Sports Tournaments and Social Choice Theory 121.