De Montfort University Bedford, England. Her current research interest is in the erotic experience of the sport spectator in relation to performance. There is time given to a study of individual sports and their history. Particular reference is made to the Victorian public school, Imperialism, the modern Olympic Games, governing bodies and the Sports Council, and the influence of television. In particular, the course aims to teach students how to analyses and critique, and to construct logical arguments to support a belief or viewpoint.
Life is understood in opposition to Death.
Other sport-related literature reveals the rich use of sport to give meaning and significance to personal lives. The aim of this module is to extend the abilities of students, beyond their level of understanding in previous year, in the areas of philosophical analysis and argument. The module particularly focuses on writing technique, logic, fallacies of argument, conceptual analysis and a philosophical analysis of sport. The content of the module covers the influence of philosophers such as Wittgenstein, Goodman and Rorty on current philosophical treatments of sport. The ethical issues introduced in SPOB1006 are re-visited and extended with a thorough coverage of ethical theory and moral philosophy necessary to begin the analysis of ethical issues in sport on a more detailed basis.