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Sport Technology - History, Philosophy and Policy (Hardcover)
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Sport Technology - History, Philosophy and Policy (Hardcover)
Series: Research in Philosophy and Technology
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With innovations in sports equipment, doping methods and human
engineering on the horizon, the ethical issues raised by such
technology have become noticeably acute. The problematization of
technology in sport has gone largely unnoticed in historical,
philosophical and policy studies of sport, but this study traces
the origins, present contexts and future of sport technology. This
volume speaks to a multi-disciplinary audience, developing theory
of technology and sport. It provides a foundation for theorising
technological issues in sport, building upon themes in cultural
studies of the cyborg, otherness and gender. The book begins with
an initial contextualising of sport technology, tracing the
historical roots of key moments of technological development.
Subsequently, chapters work towards theorising technology in sport,
providing a socio-philosophical context to ways of understanding
technology. From here, applied philosophical and ethical issues
focus on the themes of fearing the other, virtual reality in sport,
and the use of genetic technology to augment athletic performances.
Perspectives draw upon a range of theory, including the works of
Alasdair MacIntyre, Jacques Ellul, Don Ihde, Donna Haraway, Andrew
Feenberg, Charles Taylor, Langdon Winner, Hilary Putnam, Richard
Rorty, John Rawls and Michel Foucault. This book should be relevant
to scholars of sport or technology from a diverse range of
perspectives. Framed by the broad disciplines of history,
philosophy and policy, the issues discussed can have importance for
subjects as diverse as theoretical medicine, philosophy of sport
and policy studies in technology. For the latter, the aim is to
provide a theoretical and ethical grounding for a coherent theory
of sport performance.
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