Genetic Technology and Sport

Tamburrini, Claudio; Tännsjö, Torbjörn

Exploring a new territory in sport and ethics, leading authorities from the world of academia and sports administration represent voices from all sides of the 'gene doping' controversy and provide captivating discussions of key areas.

Part 1. The State of the Art 1. The International Anti-Doping Policy and its Implementation Arne Ljungqvist 2. The Basic of Gene Doping Peter Schjerling 3. Genetic Enhancement of Athletic Performance Angela J. Schneider 4. Gene Doping: The state of the things to comeAndy MiahPart 2. Genetic Enhancement of Athletes 5. Genetic Engineering and Elitism in Sport Torbjörn Tännsjö 6. What Is Wrong With Admiration of Athletes and Others? Ingmar Persson 7. Educational or Genetic Blueprints: What's the difference? Claudio M. Tamburrini 8. Sport and Genetics: Moral and educational considerations on 'athletic predestination' Ivo van Hilvoorde Part 3. Genetic Testing of Athletes 9. Ethical Aspects of Controlling Genetic Doping Christian Munthe 10. Nutrigenomics, Individualism and Sports Ruth Chadwick 11. Compulsory Genetic Testing for APOE Epsilon 4 and BoxingJulian Savulescu Part 4. Genetic Technology and the Ethos of Sport12. Citius, Altius, Fortius ad Absurdum: Biology, performance and sportsmanship in the twenty-first centuryLincoln Allison 13. The Vulnerability Thesis and Use of Bio-Medical Technology in Sport Sigmund Loland 14. Sport, Gene Doping and Ethics Gunnar Breivik Part 5. Genetic Technology and Gender Equality 15. The Genetic Design of a New AmazonClaudio Tamburrini and Torbjörn Tännsjö16. Resisting the Emergence of Bio-Amazons Susan Sherwin and Meredith Schwartz 17. Bio-Amazons:A comment Ruth Chadwick and Sarah Wilson 18. What is Gender Equality in Sports?Simona Giordano and John Harris