Ethical Concerns in Sport: When the Will to Win Exceed the Spirit of Sport

Lying to win-placebos and sport science.

from linguistics to literature: a linguistic approach to the study of linguistic deviations in the turkish divan of shahriar

chapter i provides an overview of structural linguistics and touches upon the saussurean dichotomies with the final goal of exploring their relevance to the stylistic studies of literature. to provide evidence for the singificance of the study, chapter ii deals with the controversial issue of linguistics and literature, and presents opposing views which, at the same time, have been central to t...

The Sport League’s Dilemma: Competitive Balance versus Incentives to Win

We analyze a dynamic model of strategic interaction between a professional sport league that organizes a tournament, the teams competing to win it, and the broadcasters paying for the rights to televise it. Teams and broadcasters maximize expected profits, while the league’s objective may be either to maximize the demand for the sport or to maximize the teams’ joint profits. Demand depends posi...

The Ethical Consequences of the Trade of Drugs and Ergogenic Aids in professional Sport

Background: In spite of the extreme effects of balanced and proportional exercise to the health of the ‎body and soul, professional sport is difference. Professional sports like any job have special problems and ‎ethical challenges. Getting fame, authority, and wealth, especially for those who see their sport and ‎heroine as their only way of success, may push an athlete to abuse drugs and ergo...

The Spirit of Competition: To Win or Not To Win

A competition is a contest between individuals or groups. The gain is often an award or recognition, which serves as a catalyst to motivate individuals to put forth their very best. Such events for recognition and success are part of many International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Student Council Regional Student Groups (RSGs) activities. These include a popular science article cont...