A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Real Winners in Sports Contests
Authors: Pakaslahti Arvi
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Sport, Ethics and Philosophy
Journal name in source: SPORT ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHY
Journal acronym: SPORT ETHICS PHILOS
Number of pages: 14
ISSN: 1751-1321
eISSN: 1751-133X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2022.2036225
Web address : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17511321.2022.2036225
Abstract
The question what ultimately determines the real winner of a sports contest (or whether a sports contest was really a draw) has been little discussed in the philosophy of sport literature. In this article, I discuss in detail and reject three views about what ultimately determines the real winner of a sports contest, which I call 'the Official Result View', 'the Adjudicator View' and 'the Rules View'. I also present a variation of the Rules View, which may be a promising view about what ultimately determines the real winner of a sports contest. I call this view 'the Desert-adjusted Rules View'.
The question what ultimately determines the real winner of a sports contest (or whether a sports contest was really a draw) has been little discussed in the philosophy of sport literature. In this article, I discuss in detail and reject three views about what ultimately determines the real winner of a sports contest, which I call 'the Official Result View', 'the Adjudicator View' and 'the Rules View'. I also present a variation of the Rules View, which may be a promising view about what ultimately determines the real winner of a sports contest. I call this view 'the Desert-adjusted Rules View'.
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