How Sports Can Test Philosophical Theories

This is the branch of philosophy that deals with the ethical questions around sports competitions.

Sports have rules that should be enforced. This means that every player needs to respect the game's rules and has the right to see the rules applied equally to every other contestant. Sport is then a critical tool to teach justice, respect, and honesty.

Considering how widely drug and medical techniques are used in professional sport, it has become increasingly difficult to establish a boundary between acceptable performance enhancers and those that are problematic.

Professional athletes of well-off teams often get medical aids to increase their performances. But the question remains whether setting the tolerability threshold of enhancers as low as possible is more respectful of athletes’ health and safety.