Beware of Greeks bearing gifts: a Foucaldian response to Holowchak

Download

Full text for this resource is not available from the Research Repository.

Export

Burke, Michael (2004) Beware of Greeks bearing gifts: a Foucaldian response to Holowchak. Journal of the philosophy of sport, XXXXI (2). pp. 226-244. ISSN 0094-8705

Abstract

The article focuses on M. Andrew Holowchak's article discussing the ban on anabolic steroids, and presents philosopher Michel Foucault's response to it. A discussion is given on some of the positive claims Holowchak makes about justifications for the ban on steroid use in sports and critically investigates their logical integrity. Holowchak's position relies on the assertion that athletes who take drugs must necessarily value victory over concerns for their own health, other athletes, and the sport itself. Yet if this standard is applied to drug takers, it should also be applied consistently to all other athletes and all other athletic practices.

Dimensions Badge

Altmetric Badge

Item type	Article
URI	https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/1123
DOI	AN:14739628
Subjects	Historical > RFCD Classification > 320000 Medical and Health Sciences Historical > RFCD Classification > 330000 Education Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Centre for Ageing, Rehabilitation, Exercise & Sport Science (CARES)
Keywords	doping in sports, steroids, athletes drug use, sports - law and legislation, Michel Foucault 1926-1984, Andrew M. Holowchak
Download/View statistics	View download statistics for this item