Genetic Technology and Sport: Ethical Questions

Genetic Technology and Sport: Ethical Questions

Genetic Technology and Sport: Ethical Questions

Genetic Technology and Sport: Ethical Questions

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Overview

A world-class collection of writers from the very top of their fields, both from the academic and the sports administration communities

This is a subject that is set to provoke much debate in the world of sport, and in bio-ethics more generally

This is the first book to analyze the gender specific questions that arise from GM sport


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781134293407
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 11/03/2005
Series: Ethics and Sport
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 240
File size: 528 KB

About the Author

Tamburrini, Claudio; Tännsjö, Torbjörn

Table of Contents

Part 1. The State of the Art 1. The International Anti-Doping Policy and its Implementation Arne Ljungqvist 2. The Basic of Gene Doping Peter Schjerling 3. Genetic Enhancement of Athletic Performance Angela J. Schneider 4. Gene Doping: The state of the things to come Andy Miah Part 2. Genetic Enhancement of Athletes 5. Genetic Engineering and Elitism in Sport Torbjörn Tännsjö 6. What Is Wrong With Admiration of Athletes and Others? Ingmar Persson 7. Educational or Genetic Blueprints: What’s the difference? Claudio M. Tamburrini 8. Sport and Genetics: Moral and educational considerations on ‘athletic predestination’ Ivo van Hilvoorde Part 3. Genetic Testing of Athletes 9. Ethical Aspects of Controlling Genetic Doping Christian Munthe 10. Nutrigenomics, Individualism and Sports Ruth Chadwick 11. Compulsory Genetic Testing for APOE Epsilon 4 and Boxing Julian Savulescu Part 4. Genetic Technology and the Ethos of Sport 12. Citius, Altius, Fortius ad Absurdum: Biology, performance and sportsmanship in the twenty-first century Lincoln Allison 13. The Vulnerability Thesis and Use of Bio-Medical Technology in Sport Sigmund Loland 14. Sport, Gene Doping and Ethics Gunnar Breivik Part 5. Genetic Technology and Gender Equality 15. The Genetic Design of a New Amazon Claudio Tamburrini and Torbjörn Tännsjö 16. Resisting the Emergence of Bio-Amazons Susan Sherwin and Meredith Schwartz 17. Bio-Amazons: A comment Ruth Chadwick and Sarah Wilson 18. What is Gender Equality in Sports? Simona Giordano and John Harris

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