Performance, Health, and Excellence
An Ethical Examination of Anti-Doping Policies and Practices
Will be published approx. on 6. August 2026
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-6669-4727-4 (ISBN)
Description
Is using performance-enhancing substances and methods in sport morally legitimate?
By analyzing the ethical foundations of the World Anti-Doping Agency's core principles--performance enhancement, health, and the spirit of sport--this book offers a clear framework for understanding why anti-doping rules exist and when they might require revision. It provides readers, particularly sport administrators, with conceptual tools to determine whether current policies are well-grounded or in need of reform.
By analyzing the ethical foundations of the World Anti-Doping Agency's core principles--performance enhancement, health, and the spirit of sport--this book offers a clear framework for understanding why anti-doping rules exist and when they might require revision. It provides readers, particularly sport administrators, with conceptual tools to determine whether current policies are well-grounded or in need of reform.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6669-4727-4 (9781666947274)
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Person
Francisco Javier Lopez Frias is Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science at Utah State University, USA.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Ethics of Doping in Sport
Chapter 1: The World Anti-Doping Agency's Mission, Guiding Principles, and Rationale: An Intricate and Unnavigable
Chapter 2: Performance Enhancement: An Elusive Concept with Multiple Potential Interpretations and an Unclear Function
Chapter 3: The Spirit of Sport: From Excellence to Competitive Justice
Chapter 4: Health: What Is It, and How Much Should WADA Care About It?
Chapter 5: What Sport? Whose Purpose? Anti-Doping in the Complex Landscape of Competitive Sport
Conclusion: The End of the Journey?
Bibliography
Index
Introduction: The Ethics of Doping in Sport
Chapter 1: The World Anti-Doping Agency's Mission, Guiding Principles, and Rationale: An Intricate and Unnavigable
Chapter 2: Performance Enhancement: An Elusive Concept with Multiple Potential Interpretations and an Unclear Function
Chapter 3: The Spirit of Sport: From Excellence to Competitive Justice
Chapter 4: Health: What Is It, and How Much Should WADA Care About It?
Chapter 5: What Sport? Whose Purpose? Anti-Doping in the Complex Landscape of Competitive Sport
Conclusion: The End of the Journey?
Bibliography
Index