Is enhancement in sport really unfair? Arguments on the concept of competition and equality of opportunities

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 218-228

  Lenk, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competition; Enhancement; Equality of opportunities; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009579423     PISSN: 17511321     EISSN: 1751133X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17511320701425157     Document Type: Article

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