Tag: Jim Parry

When the IOC recently announced its new policy about eligibility in the female category (no male physiological advantage permitted), there was push-back from supporters of the previous, all-inclusive, IOC policy (the Framework Document from 2021). According to Jon Pike and Miroslav Imbrišević their arguments don’t stand up to scrutiny, as they claim to have shown in their previous essay “The Ethics of Sex Verification”. They decided to expand their rebuttal and invite colleagues from other disciplines to help with scrutinizing arguments that oppose the IOC policy.

EJSS’ function is to enable an international discussion about current issues and to foster collaboration between researchers from all social scientific sub-disciplines. It’s published 4 times per year. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘From the penthouse to the shithouse’: a social constructionism investigation of Rugby League players’ experiences of transitioning to retirement by Deborah Agnew, Shane Pill, Elizabeth Abery & Yvonne Georgina Ellis (open access).

Movimento offers free and immediate access to its content , based on the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public provides greater global democratization of knowledge. The Forum editor’s pick from the current volume: Subverting the rules in sport by Miroslav Imbrišević (open access).

Annette R. Hofmann & Pascal Mamudou Camara’s edited collection Critical Perspectives on Esports (Routledge) offers new, multidisciplinary approaches to esports, one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the sports and leisure industries. Sociologist and esports expert Egil Trasti Rogstad has read the anthology carefully, and his review offers a thorough description and an insightful and critical analysis of the various perspectives that make up the book’s way of looking at esports.

The Journal of the Philosophy of Sport provides a forum for discussion of philosophical issues – metaphysical, ethical, epistemological, aesthetic, or otherwise – arising in sport, games, play, dance, embodiment, and other motor-related activities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Three paths to the summit: understanding mountaineering through game-playing, deep ecology and art b y Gunnar Karlsen (open access).

The Journal of the Philosophy of Sport provides a forum for discussion of philosophical issues – metaphysical, ethical, epistemological, aesthetic, or otherwise – arising in sport, games, play, dance, embodiment, and other motor-related activities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Is bodybuilding a sport? by Adrian Kind & Eric R. Helms (open access).

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. It publishes high quality articles from a wide variety of philosophical traditions. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Patriarchy in Disguise: Burke on Pike and World Rugby by Miroslav Imbrišević.

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. It publishes high quality articles from a wide variety of philosophical traditions. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Competitive Team Sport Without External Referees: The Case of the Flying Disc Sport Ultimate by Gerhard Thonhauser.

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. It publishes high quality articles from a wide variety of philosophical traditions. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Shikantaza – The Practice of ‘Just Sitting’: Ultimate Slowing Down and its Effect on Experiencing by Irena Martínková & Qian Wang (open access).

The Journal of the Philosophy of Sport provides a forum for discussion of philosophical issues – metaphysical, ethical, epistemological, aesthetic, or otherwise – arising in sport, games, play, dance, embodiment, and other motor-related activities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sex and gender in sport categorization: aiming for terminological clarity by Irena Martínková, Taryn Knox, Lynley Anderson & Jim Parry.