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The case for inter-national sport: A reply to Gleaves and Llewellyn

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Iorwerth, Hywel
Hardman, Alun
Date
2015-04-29
Acceptance date
2015-03-29
Type
Article
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
ISSN
0094-8705
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Abstract
In their recent contribution to JPS, Gleaves and Llewellyn argue on lusory and ethical grounds that elite sporting competition should cease to be predicated on competitions between nations. From a lusory perspective, they argue that inter-national sports’ limitation on who can compete (due to it being based on national and cultural criteria) undermines some of the central principles of elite sport, such as athletic supremacy and merit. From an ethical perspective, they argue that international sport is categorically unethical because the national and cultural narratives that frame such contests are inherently untruthful and inauthentic. In this article, we challenge Gleaves and Llewellyn on both these grounds and argue that national identity and representation are worthy values that can be achieved through sport, and that inter-national sport, far from being categorically unethical, has the potential to stimulate meaningful cultural conversations, both within and between national communities.
Journal/conference proceeding
Journal of the Philosophy of Sport;
Citation
Iorwerth, Hywel & Hardman, Alun (2015) 'The case for inter-national sport: A reply to Gleaves and Llewellyn', Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 42(3), pp. 425-441
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http://hdl.handle.net/10369/8199
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00948705.2015.1036876
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This article was published in Journal of the Philosophy of Sport on 29 April 2015 (online), available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00948705.2015.1036876
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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