The University of the West Indies, Mona

This course examines the conceptual framework for ethical decision-making, using sports and moral conflicts presented in sports as prism through which to examine normative perspectives. Key ethical theories will be discussed, including hedonism, egoism, virtue ethics, deontology, utilitarianism, and social contract ethics. Moral ideas and concepts such as character, compassion, weakness of the will, self-sacrifice, self-love, self-interest, duty, obligation, rights, fairness, responsibility, autonomy and agency will be explored. Also considered are issues such as the ethics of competition; the business of sports; sports and the good life, sportsmanship; rights of athletes; fair play; cheating and the use of performance enhancing drugs; violence in sports; sports as entertainment, exercise, fun, recreation.