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4.1 Further resources

Reading

Adkins, A. (1960) Merit and Responsibility. Oxford, Clarendon.

Chappell, T. “Glory as an ethical idea”. Philosophical Investigations 34 (April 2011), 105-134.

Miller, S. (2004) Arete: Greek Sports from Ancient Sources. University of California Press.

Reid, H. (2011) Athletics and Philosophy in the Ancient World: Contests of Virtue (Ethics and Sport). London, Routledge.

Young, D. (1984) The Olympic myth of Greek amateur athletics. Chicago: Ares.

Web links

Active, healthy lifestyles

Sport and exercise psychology

Working and Learning In Sport and Fitness

The case against perfection

Interview with Michael Sandel

Cheating in sport (Radio 4)

Naughty Nero

British Philosophy of Sport Association

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