Philosophy And Ethics In Sport Ch. 1

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Strategic Reasoning

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A decision making process in which the decision made/action taken is based on that which will bring the greatest advantage or reward to an individual or that individual’s “in-group” (e.g., team, school, organization).

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Moral Reasoning

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A decision making process that requires persons to use criteria such as moral values, moral principles, and/or the anticipated moral consequences of actions to determine whether a particular action is right or wrong, or whether we have a moral obligation to act in a particular manner toward others.

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Bracketed Morality

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A morality that grants sport participants additional moral freedom when involved in a sporting contest than what is expected outside of sporting contest; allows sport participants to emphasize self-interest, related to the goals of sport, more than everyday morality; may be used as a justification by players and coaches to support behaviors within sport that may be perceived as questionable by those not operating within its realm.

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Utilitarianism

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A universal form of hedonism; consequentialist theory which states that when you are faced with a moral decision, you should choose the act that will bring the greatest amount of happiness to the greatest number of people.

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Categorical Imperatives

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Universalizable principles that are good and under which one would want anyone to act.

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Deontological Moral Theory

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A form of ethics that believes actions that are considered “good for me are good for all”; determines what is right by considering whether an action would be generally accepted if applied to all people.

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Hedonism

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A theory holding that you should do whatever brings you the greatest amount of happiness.

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Virtues

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Values; good qualities; characteristics, attitudes, and habits of action that help people do good things.

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Altruistic

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Looking beyond one’s own good in determining the right action to take in a certain situation; living for the good of others; doing good and not expecting anything in return.