The Ethos of Excellence
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Adam Berg, AP Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the normative role of conventions in sports. However, the approach I have in mind does not dispatch the theory of interpretivism. What I offer is a synthesis that aims to show how interpretivism works in concert with – and relies heavily on – conventions. To make this point, I will argue that historical, cultural, and even simple preferential needs and desires help to determine what counts as athletic ‘excellence’ in sports.
The Ethos of Excellence
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 42(2), 233-249
- Language: English
- Date: 2015
- Keywords
- sport ethics, interpretivism, conventionalism