Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-202) and index.
Contents:
Anti-doping and performance enhancement. Introduction: Why genetics now? -- Why not dope? It's still about the health -- Forget drugs and the ideology of harmonisation -- Conceptualising genetics in sport. What is possible? Imminent applications for the genetically modified athlete -- Interests, politics and ways of reasoning -- The ethical status of genetic modification in sport. Humanness, dignity and autonomy -- Personhood, identity and the ethics of authenticity -- Virus, disease, illness, health, well-being--and enhancement -- Unfair advantages and other harms -- Genetically modified athletes. Enhancing, altering or manipulating people? -- Sport needs genetic modification -- Conclusions and implications.
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