Success is More Important than Winning: An Introduction to Sports Ethics articulates and enters into the “sports world.” It is built upon actual stories which are presented and complimented by hundreds of links to Sports Illustrated articles.
The first part of the book defines major terms, defining “sport” and explaining the birth of the “sports world,” defining ethics and presenting a concise and accessible summary of four major theories of morality (Kantian, utilitarian, virtue ethics, Divine Command Theory). The second part of the book presents the major roles of the sports world: children/parents, coaches (Vince Lombardi), fans, umpires, and media. The third part of the book presents many enjoyable stories from the sports world under the guise of performance-enhancing drugs (East Germany, MLB, NFL, Lance Armstrong), violence (Bountygate, League of Denial), race (Jack Johnson, mascots), women (King), gambling (Pete Rose) and athlete activism (Ali, Kaepernick).
This title argues for the prioritization of success over winning, making it clear that so doing would help resolve many ethical issues in the sports world.
Preface
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Entering the Sports World
CHAPTER 2 Four Theories of Morality for Ethical Analysis of Issues in the Sports World
CHAPTER 3 Children and Parents in Organized Sports
CHAPTER 4 Coaches and Ethics
CHAPTER 5 College Sports and Ethics
CHAPTER 6 Fans, Sports, and Ethics
CHAPTER 7 Referees, Officials, Umpires, and Ethics
CHAPTER 8 Media, Sports, and Ethics
CHAPTER 9 Drugs, Sports, and Ethics
CHAPTER 10 Violence, Sports, and Ethics
CHAPTER 11 Women, Sports, and Ethics
CHAPTER 12 Gambling, Sports and Ethics
CHAPTER 13 Race, Sports, and Ethics
CHAPTER 14 Athlete Activism: Using the Sports World as a Platform
Conclusion
Key Terms
Matthew
Stolick
Dr. Matt Stolick created the philosophy course called “Sports Ethics” in 2001 and has been teaching this course since then. He grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania in the 1980s annually playing football and baseball. After playing both sports at Westminster College (PA) where he earned his BA in philosophy (minors: sociology, psychology), he earned his MA and PHD from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He has taught philosophy at the University of Findlay (OH) from 1999 to the present day 2022.