B8906 - ETICA DELLO SPORT E INCLUSIONE

Learning outcomes

Understand the main ethical issues related to sport and critically reflect on their implications. By the end of the course, students will be able to outline the ethical principles that govern sports practice and distinguish what qualifies as a proper sporting activity from what does not. They will also be able to critically discuss topics such as (un)fair advantage, doping, human enhancement, as well as current ethical controversies concerning sports for people with disabilities, gender issues, and the ethical, social, and legal implications of wearable devices in sports.

Course contents

• Ethics and sport

• (Un)fair advantages, doping, and enhancement

• Sport and disability

• Sport and wearable devices

• Sport commercialization and market

• Sport and gender issues

This is an introductory course; no prior knowledge of philosophy or related disciplines is required.

Readings/Bibliography

For the exam, students must study the lecture slides and other articles or book sections that will be indicated on Virtuale on the first day of class.

Reference texts:

• Camporesi S., Partire (s)vantaggiati. Corpi bionici e atleti geneticamente modificati nello sport, Icaro Fandango, 2023.

• Reid H., Filosofia dello sport, Milano, Mondadori, 2011.

Teaching methods

Lectures with PowerPoint presentations and in-class discussions.

Assessment methods

Written exam with multiple-choice questions and one open-ended question.

Teaching tools

PC, video projector.

Office hours

See the website of Elisabetta Lalumera