(Ethics and Sport) 1st Edition
by Silvia Camporesi (Author), Mike McNamee (Author)
Advances in genetics and related
biotechnologies are having a profound effect on sport, raising important
ethical questions about the limits and possibilities of the human body.
Drawing on real case studies and grounded in rigorous scientific
evidence, this book offers an ethical critique of current practices and
explores the intersection of genetics, ethics and sport.
Written
by two of the world's leading authorities on the ethics of
biotechnology in sport, the book addresses the philosophical
implications of the latest scientific developments and technological
data. Distinguishing fact from popular myth and science fiction, it
covers key topics such as the genetic basis of sport performance and the
role of genetic testing in talent identification and development. Its
ten chapters discuss current debates surrounding issues such as the
shifting relationship between genetics, sports medicine and sports
science, gene enhancement, gene transfer technology, doping and
disability sport.
The first book to be published on this
important subject in more than a decade, this is fascinating reading for
anyone with an interest in the ethics of sport, bioethics or sport
performance.
