<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>It has been argued that competitive elite sport both a) reduces the humanity of athletes by turning them into beings whose sole value is determined in relation to others, and b) is motivated by a celebration of the genetically superior and humiliation of the weak. This paper argues that while a) is a morally reproachable attitude to competition, it is not what competitive elite sport revolves around, and that b) simply is not the essence of competitive elite sport. Competitive elite sport is an exploration of the physical and mental demands of sport. Finally, the paper explores a number of consequences of the different views of sport with respect to the problem of intersexual women.</p></abstract>

It has been argued that competitive elite sport both a) reduces the humanity of athletes by turning them into beings whose sole value is determined in relation to others, and b) is motivated by a celebration of the genetically superior and humiliation of the weak. This paper argues that while a) is a morally reproachable attitude to competition, it is not what competitive elite sport revolves around, and that b) simply is not the essence of competitive elite sport. Competitive elite sport is an exploration of the physical and mental demands of sport. Finally, the paper explores a number of consequences of the different views of sport with respect to the problem of intersexual women.

Is Competitive Elite Sport Really Morally Corrupt?

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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It has been argued that competitive elite sport both a) reduces the humanity of athletes by turning them into beings whose sole value is determined in relation...

Is Competitive Elite Sport Really Morally Corrupt?

Publié en ligne: 23 oct. 2017

Pages: 5 - 14

Reçu: 23 avr. 2017

Accepté: 14 juin 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2017-0016

Mots clés
sport, competition, intersexual women, genetic superiority, humiliation of the weak, celebration of the strong

© 2017 Rögnvaldur D. Ingthorsson, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Is Competitive Elite Sport Really Morally Corrupt?

Publié en ligne: 23 oct. 2017

Pages: 5 - 14

Reçu: 23 avr. 2017

Accepté: 14 juin 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2017-0016

Mots cléssport, competition, intersexual women, genetic superiority, humiliation of the weak, celebration of the strong

© 2017 Rögnvaldur D. Ingthorsson, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
sport, competition, intersexual women, genetic superiority, humiliation of the weak, celebration of the strong