Last update: Mgr. Martin Komarc, Ph.D. (26.01.2018)
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 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 doping, match-fixing and gambling, and other contemporary ethical issues.
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: Mgr. Martin Komarc, Ph.D. (26.01.2018)
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 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 doping, match-fixing and gambling, and other contemporary ethical issues.
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.
Course completion requirements -
Last update: Mgr. Martin Komarc, Ph.D. (26.01.2018)
Assessment:
Component 1 - Group presentation (20%)
Component 2 - Essay (80%)
Last update: Mgr. Martin Komarc, Ph.D. (26.01.2018)
Assessment:
Component 1 - Group presentation (20%)
Component 2 - Essay (80%)
Literature -
Last update: Mgr. Martin Komarc, Ph.D. (26.01.2018)
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. Pierre de Coubertin’s vision of the role of sport in peaceful internationalism. Sport in Society, 2012, 15(6), pp. 788-797.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. & PARRY, J. An Introduction to the Phenomenological Study of Sport. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2011, 5(3), pp. 185-201.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. & PARRY, J. Coaching and the Limits of Performance Enhancement. In: HARDMAN, A. R. & JONES, C. R. (Eds.), The Ethics of Sports Coaching. London: Routledge, 2011, pp. 165-184.
MCNAMEE, M. & PARRY, J. (Eds.). Olympic Ethics and Philosophy. London: Routledge, 2013.
PARRY, J. The Power of Sport in Peace-making and Peacekeeping. Sport in Society, 2012, 15(6), pp. 775-787.
PARRY, J. The Youth Olympic Games - some ethical issues. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2012, 6(2), pp. 138-154.
SLEPIČKA P. (Ed.) Problems of Doping Focusing on Children’s and Youth Sport. Available at: (vybrané kapitoly)
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.
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.
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.
VANDEN AUWEELE, Y., COOK, E. & PARRY J. (Eds.), Ethics and Governance in Sport: The Future of Sport Imagined. London: Routledge, 2015.
Last update: Mgr. Martin Komarc, Ph.D. (26.01.2018)
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. Pierre de Coubertin’s vision of the role of sport in peaceful internationalism. Sport in Society, 2012, 15(6), pp. 788-797.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. & PARRY, J. An Introduction to the Phenomenological Study of Sport. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2011, 5(3), pp. 185-201.
MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. & PARRY, J. Coaching and the Limits of Performance Enhancement. In: HARDMAN, A. R. & JONES, C. R. (Eds.), The Ethics of Sports Coaching. London: Routledge, 2011, pp. 165-184.
MCNAMEE, M. & PARRY, J. (Eds.). Olympic Ethics and Philosophy. London: Routledge, 2013.
PARRY, J. The Power of Sport in Peace-making and Peacekeeping. Sport in Society, 2012, 15(6), pp. 775-787.
PARRY, J. The Youth Olympic Games - some ethical issues. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2012, 6(2), pp. 138-154.
SLEPIČKA P. (Ed.) Problems of Doping Focusing on Children’s and Youth Sport. Available at: (vybrané kapitoly)
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.
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.
E-learning - Blackboard Learning System
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.
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.
VANDEN AUWEELE, Y., COOK, E. & PARRY J. (Eds.), Ethics and Governance in Sport: The Future of Sport Imagined. London: Routledge, 2015.
Syllabus -
Last update: Mgr. Martin Komarc, Ph.D. (26.01.2018)
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
Sports ethics: 1. Critical ethical thinking - some examples, 2. Contemporary ethical issues: doping, cheating, violence, etc., 3. Match-fixing and corruption - the ethical arguments, 4. Gambling ethics and sports ethics
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: Mgr. Martin Komarc, Ph.D. (26.01.2018)
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
Sports ethics: 1. Critical ethical thinking - some examples, 2. Contemporary ethical issues: doping, cheating, violence, etc., 3. Match-fixing and corruption - the ethical arguments, 4. Gambling ethics and sports ethics
Sporting Integrity: 1. The nature of integrity in sport, 2. Personal integrity, 3. Organizational integrity, 4. Procedural integrity, 5. Representation of the self.
