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Index
Cover
Half title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
Part 1. The Ideal Olympian
A Greatness of Olympic Proportions
Machiavelli, the Olympic Ideal, and the Southern Arrow
What’s More than Gold
Part 2. Ancient Heritage
The Olympics of the Mind: Philosophy and Athletics in the Ancient Greek World
Go Tell the Spartans: Honor, Courage, and Excellence in the Ancient Olympic Games
The Soul of an Olympian: Olympism and the Ancient Philosophical Ideal of Aretē
Part 3. Modern Ideals
More than Games: Olympism as a Moral Approach to Sport
Olympism between Individualism and Transnationalism
Citius, Altius, Fortius, Virtuous
Part 4. Ethical Issues
The Olympics and Steroids
Olympic Boxing: A Not So Sweet Science
Should the Olympics Be the Very Best? A Plea on Behalf of the Second-Rate
Part 5. Race and Gender Issues
The Strong Men Keep a Comin’ On: African American Sports Participation and the Discourse of Public Dissent
Olympic Amazons and the Cold War: The Rise and Fall of Gender Radicalism
Buns of Gold, Silver, Bronze: The State of Olympic Women’s Beach Volleyball
Part 6. Political Power
The Ethics of Boycotting the Olympics
Sport, Patriotism, and the Olympic Games
Sharing the Moment: On the Olympic Games as Spectacle
List of Contributors
Index
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