Faulkner, P.R. (2019) What are we doing when we are training? Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 13 (3-4). pp. 348-362. ISSN 1751-1321
Abstract
Amateur and professional sportspersons, Bernard Suits proposed, are differentiated by their attitude towards their sport. For the amateur, competition is a game done for its own sake; while for the professional, it is a game, but it is one that is done for a further reason. It follows that in competing, amateurs are playing, while professionals are working. But what should one say about the training that both amateur and professional do in preparation for competition? Competition is an athletic game which can be engaged in as play or work, but is training a game, play or work? This paper hopes to offer starting answers to these questions.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Informa UK trading as Taylor & Francis. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Suits; sport; games; play; training |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Philosophy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2019 10:51 |
Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2020 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17511321.2019.1572215 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:141134 |