Subjects

This module will present three core themes: values in sport, fair play and the ethics of sport, and sporting integrity. The first section, on values in sport, includes discussions on the nature of sport – analytical approaches to the concept of sport; phenomenological analysis of the athlete; investigations of the nature of sporting experience, intrinsic and extrinsic values in sport, and Olympism and its principal humanistic values. The role of education in the work of integrity officers will be discussed. The second section, on fair play and the ethics of sport, will focus on foundational issues in the understanding of ethical approaches to the most important problems facing sport as a practical enterprise, as a source of personal value, and as a social institution. We shall especially consider the nature of integrity as applied to sport, and will examine particular issues, such as categorization of athletes, use of technology, and other contemporary ethical issues. We shall present and discuss main sport theories. The third section will show how all of the above is required background for an understanding of varieties of sporting integrity, such as: Personal integrity: the behaviour of individuals in a sporting context, whether they be players, coaches, referees, administrators, etc. Organizational integrity: the professional integrity of the organization as a whole, as well as the personal integrity of sport administrators, and others working in sport organizations. Procedural integrity: the logic and value of sport as a social practice with a focus on the integrity of the sporting event.

Last update: Parry Martínková Irena, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)

Course aims

To introduce students to both the analytical and the phenomenological traditions of philosophical thinking
To apply these understandings to practical moral issues in sport
To train students in the techniques of critical ethical thinking
To improve the development and coherent presentation of ideas and arguments

Course Learning Objectives (CLO)

At the successful completion of this course you (the student) should be able to:
1. Identify and discuss ethical issues in sport with respect to the integrity of sport
2. Understand what counts as a good reason for a specific problem in sport
3. Discuss fair play and the values of sport in an informed manner
4. Understand the nature and significance of accounts of ‘human being’ for contemporary problems in sport
5. Understand how to develop reasoned approaches to the resolution of problems in sport

Last update: Parry Martínková Irena, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)

* Compulsary literature

BROWNELL, S. & PARRY, J. Olympic Values and Ethics. Ghent, Belgium: University of Ghent Press, 2012.
GARDINER, S., PARRY, J. & ROBINSON, S. Integrity and the corruption debate in sport: Where is the integrity? European Sport Management Quarterly, 2017, 17(1), pp. 6-23.
LOLAND, S. Fair play in sport: a moral norm system. London: Routledge, 2002.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. Instrumentality and Values in Sport. Praha: Karolinum Press, 2013. 150 p.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. Open Categories in Sport: One way to decrease discrimination. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2020, 14(4), pp. 461-477.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. Unisex sports: Challenging the binary. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2020, 47(2), pp. 248-265
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. Inclusion as the value of eligibility rules in sport. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2024, 50 (3), pp. 345-364.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. and PARRY, J. An Introduction to the Phenomenological Study of Sport. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2011, 5(3), pp. 185–201.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. and PARRY, J. Eligibility Rules in Sport. Movimento, 2024, 30, p. e30055. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.143565
MCNAMEE, M. & PARRY, J. (Eds.). Olympic Ethics and Philosophy. London: Routledge, 2013.
PARRY, J. E-sports are Not Sports, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2019, 13(1), pp. 3-18.
Parry, J. On the Definition of Sport. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2023, 17(1), pp. 49-57.
PARRY, J. The Youth Olympic Games - some ethical issues. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2012, 6(2), pp. 138-154.
PARRY, J. & MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. The logic of categorisation in sport. European Journal of Sport Science, 2021, 21(11), pp. 1485-1491.
SLEPIČKA P., SLEPIČKOVÁ I., MUDRÁK J., PŠAJDLOVÁ L. Sport as an Educational Instrument in Children and Youth Development. Educational Alternatives, 2016, 14, pp. 64-71.
TORRES, C. & PARRY, J. Boxing and the Youth Olympic Games. Diagoras: International Academic Journal on Olympic Studies, 1, 2017, pp. 169-190.

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* Recommended literature:

BOXILL, J. (Ed.). Sports ethics: an anthology. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2006.
HARDMAN, A. R. & JONES, C. R. (Eds.). The Ethics of Sports Coaching. London: Routledge, 2011.
LOLAND, S., SKIRSTAD, B. & WADDINGTON, I. (Eds.). Pain and injury in sport: social and ethical analysis. London: Routledge, 2006.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. & PARRY, J. Heideggerian hermeneutics and its application to sport. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2016, 10(4), pp. 364-374.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. & PARRY, J. On Biting in Sport - The Case of Luis Suarez. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2015, 9(2), pp. 214-232.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. & PARRY, J. (Eds.). Phenomenological Approaches to Sport. London: Routledge, 2012.
MORGAN, W. J. Why sports morally matter. New York: Routledge, 2006.
MORGAN, W. J., MEIER, K., SCHNEIDER, A. (Eds.). Ethics in Sport. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2001.
PARRY, J. The Power of Sport in Peace-making and Peacekeeping. Sport in Society, 2012, 15(6), pp. 775-787.
SLEPIČKOVÁ, I. The transition in central and eastern European sport. In: SOBRY, C. (Ed.), Sports Governance in the World II: Volume II. The Transition in Central and Eastern European Sport. Paris: Le Manuscrit, 2011, pp. 8-35.
SLEPIČKOVÁ, I. New Space for a New Face of Sport in Central and Eastern European Countries. In: FÖLESINÉ, S. G. & DÓCZI, T. (Eds.), The Interaction of Sport and Society in the V4 Countries. Budapest: Hungarian Society of Sport Science, 2011, pp. 35-48.
VANDEN AUWEELE, Y., COOK, E. & PARRY J. (Eds.), Ethics and Governance in Sport: The Future of Sport Imagined. London: Routledge, 2015.

Last update: Parry Martínková Irena, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)

* Compulsary literature

E-learning - TOLEDO KU Leuven electronic system

* Recommended literature:

Last update: Parry Martínková Irena, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)

Assessment:

Component 1 - Group presentation (15%)
Component 2 - Oral exam (15%)
Component 3 - Essay (70%)

Last update: Parry Martínková Irena, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)

Assessment:

Component 1 - Group presentation (15%)
Component 2 - Oral exam (15%)
Component 3 - Essay (70%)

Last update: Parry Martínková Irena, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)

Values in sport:

1. The nature of sport - analytical and phenomenological approaches,
2. The athlete and the nature of sporting experience, with especial reference to phenomenological analyses,
3. Intrinsic and extrinsic values of sport,
4. Olympism and its principal humanistic values,
5. Education in sport.

Sports ethics:

1. Critical ethical thinking - some examples,
2. Contemporary ethical issues: technology, cheating, homophobia, violence, etc.,
3. Fair play,
4. Athlete categorization, the sex/weight/age category,
5. Sport theories.

Sporting Integrity:

1. The nature of integrity in sport,
2. Personal integrity,
3. Organizational integrity,
4. Procedural integrity,
5. Representation of the self.

Last update: Parry Martínková Irena, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2025)