1. Center for ETHICS*
*Ethical Theory & Honor In Competitive Sports

2. The Sole Most Important
Ethics
The Sole Most Important
Study Today... in
Sport.

3. Moral......from Value Value: Something of relative worth or importance
Two types of values:
1. Nonmoral
2. Moral

4. Relative worth or importance placed on an extrinsic object or behavior
Nonmoral Values
Relative worth or importance placed on an extrinsic object or behavior

5. Nonmoral Values Utility - Good because of usefulness:
Extrinsic - Good because a means to good.
Intrinsic - Good in themselves
Inherent - Good to think about them
Contributory - Contribute to the Intrinsically good life.

6. The Importance of Nonmoral Values
Money, Fame, Power, Success--
The means to the good life.

7. The Effect on Moral Decision Making
1. Nonmoral Values drive moral decisions.
2. How important is fame, power, and success?

8. The Effect of Non-Moral Values Moral Decision Making in
Our Focus....
The Effect of Non-Moral Values on
Moral Decision Making in
Competition.....

9. Moral Values
Worth or importance placed on intrinsic behavior focused or directed toward other humans. Takes into consideration the motive, intention, and actions that affect or impinge on others.

10. All human motives, intentions, and actions that deal with, impinge on,
What is Moral?
All human motives, intentions,
and actions
that deal with, impinge on,
and affect other others.

11. Moral:
From the Latin: Mos/Mores meaning custom, character, or manners...pertaining to character or disposition, considered as good or bad, virtuous or vicious. Or, to the distinction between right and wrong in relation to actions, volitions, or character of responsible people.

12. Morality in the Generic Sense?
What is Moral?
Morality in the Generic Sense?
Common Decency
to Others..

13. Name some moral values....

14. Honesty
1. Being trustworthy or truthful in dealing with others and competitors.
2. Moral agent will not lie, cheat, or steal.

15. Justice 1. Being treated equally - fairly.
2. Being treated equitably - fairly.

16. Responsibility 1. Being accountable for one's actions.
2. Being accountable in the present, past, and future.
a. Present. Jane is responsible, meaning something about her character.
b. Past. Jane was responsible for that action.
c. Future. Jane is responsible for some future action.

17. Beneficence 1. Being kind (civil) to others. a. doing no harm
b. preventing harm
c. removing harm
d. doing good

18. Immoral - Knows right, chooses to do wrong for own benefit...
Kindred Terminology
Amoral - not dealing with moral issues... outside the realm of morality.
Immoral - Knows right, chooses to do wrong for own benefit...

19. Moral Reasoning
is the ability to systematically think through a moral problem taking into consideration one's own values and beliefs while weighing them against what others and society values and believes.

20. Moral Question...Stipulations
 A Moral and Nonmoral Value is involved.
The Agent MUST have a CHOICE, without coercion.
A Moral Principle is in conflict.
The Agent is faced with Moral Obligation.

21. Moral Value Versus Nonmoral Value
Relative worth placed on an extrinsic objective value in relation to the worth placed on a universal value manifested through motives, intentions, and actions that impinge on and or affect other individuals

22. Choice
Refers to autonomy of the agent, self governance without coercion or manipulation by outside forces.. the moral agent must have alternatives, must choose, and is forced to act.

23. Principle:
A general written FIRST rule by which we govern our lives. Principles are direct, explicit, verbal applications of moral value...written in the negative.

24. Obligation
The "Should" of moral responsibility...if we believe in a value have developed our principles, we are morally obligated to manifest these values through our motives, intentions, and actions.

25. Terminology
Sportsmanship
Fairplay
 Gamesmanship
Character

26. in our quest for athletic and game excellence.
Sportsmanship
The quality of valuing the:
1. Written rules,
2. Spirit of the Rules, and
3. Opponent...
in our quest for athletic and game excellence.

27. Fair Play
 Using the concept of sportsmanship to the highest degree...above and beyond.
 Another Term for Sportsmanship.

28. Gamesmanship
Pushing the rules to the limit, using whatever means, to gain an advantage.

29. The Life of Right Conduct... in Relation to Others and Oneself
Character
Moral Character:
The Life of Right Conduct...
in Relation to Others and Oneself