Examined Sport

Each episode focuses on ideas drawn from the philosophy of sport. The podcast seeks to be a resource for students and scholars, to highlight and examine themes in the philosophy of sport, and to spur new thought and research in the field.

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Nicholas Dixon, "On Sportsmanship and Running Up The Score"

Posted August 14, 2018

Published in the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport in 1992, Nicholas Dixon’s paper: “On Sportsmanship and Running up the Score” spurred a discussion...

Kathleen Pearson, "Deception, Sportsmanship, and Ethics"

Posted July 30, 2018

Kathleen Pearson’s “Deception, Sportsmanship, and Ethics,” was published in Quest in 1973 and it analyzes the ethical status of deception in sport...

J. S. Russell, “Are Rules All an Umpire Has to Work With?” Part 2

Posted July 16, 2018

J.S Russell's “Are Rules All an Umpire Has to Work With?”, published in the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport in 1999, presents a theory of sport...

J. S. Russell, “Are Rules All an Umpire Has to Work With?” Part 1

Posted July 2, 2018

J.S Russell's “Are Rules All an Umpire Has to Work With?”, published in the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport in 1999, presents a theory...

Peter Arnold, "Three Approaches Toward an Understanding of Sportsmanship"

Posted March 13, 2018

Peter Arnold's 1984 article "Three Approaches Toward an Understanding of Sportsmanship" looks at sportsmanship as a social union, as the promotion of...