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REC 206Philosophy of Sport

Units
0.50
Faculty
Health
Subject
Recreation and Leisure Studies
Cross-listed
PHIL 206

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Sport, like philosophy, is the source of constant and passionate debate. This course brings the two subjects together. Through reading, writing, and small group discussion of texts from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, sociology, and popular sports journalism, students will use the tools and concepts of philosophy to explore important questions about sport, such as: What is sport? What is the value of sport for participants or fans? Are violent sports unethical? Should performance enhancing drugs be banned? Why are most sports segregated by gender, and should they be? Students will develop their ability to understand and evaluate philosophical and ethical concepts and arguments that relate to sports and build the critical thinking and communication skills required to advance their own arguments and perspectives.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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  • Man, I love this class. This is my first time ever taking a philosophy class and when I came across it during course selection period I decided to take it and boy am I glad I did. As a big sports fan (especially when watching hockey) I learned a lot about the philosophical debates in this class. Some of the topics we went over in this class were E-sports, PEDs, and Tanking. We also learned about both sides of the argument, for example Should PEDs be banned? If you ask a random person this question, most likely they will say of course PEDs should be banned. But, we also learned about the other side of the argument on why PEDs shouldn't be banned so it opened my eyes more about it. It's not a…

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