Critique of

Sadeghi, R.; Zoofaghari, Z.

doi:10.58209/jpt.5.3.313

Critique of "Sports as Cultivation of Moral Virtues" Article

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

R. Sadeghi ¹

Z. Zoofaghari ² ^¶

¹ Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

² Iran, Isfahahn, University of Isfahahn, Faculty of Theology and Ahl-al-Bayt studies, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology

https://doi.org/10.58209/jpt.5.3.313

Abstract

The aim of this article is to critique and analyze the paper titled "Sport as Cultivation of Moral Virtues", which claims that sports, apart from their outcomes, possess inherent ethical value. If this claim holds true, it endorses a particular social and individual lifestyle that is part of modern living. However, the main critique is that the author focuses on a limited aspect of sports and discusses the concept of "sport" detached from the context of the modern world. In reality, sports are a complex phenomenon and an integral part of modern life; they cannot be ethically analyzed in isolation from modern societal relations. The final argument is that while sports may hold an advantage over a sedentary lifestyle, they do not possess greater ethical value compared to activities that bring tangible social or individual benefits. In certain situations, sports can even become counter-ethical.

Keywords

Sport

ethical virtue

self-awareness

lifestyle

modern life

Subjects

Philosophy of Ethics (Modern)

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