Ethics of mixed martial arts
Ethics of mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is frequently criticized as barbaric and inhumane. This stands in stark contrast with the booming popularity of the sport. Before now, what little philosophical work has been written on MMA depicts it as something inherently wrong (as with Dixon) or as something merely permissible (as with articles by Weimer and Kershnar and Kelly, respectively). Contrary to these foregoing analyses this chapter argues that MMA is not only permissible, but a morally praiseworthy and virtuous endeavor in virtue of developing moral character and recognizing the intimate connection between body and mind.
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Veit, Walter
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Browning, Heather
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10 September 2021
Veit, Walter
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Browning, Heather
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Veit, Walter and Browning, Heather
(2021)
Ethics of mixed martial arts.
In,
Holt, Jason and Ramsay, Marc
(eds.)
The philosophy of mixed martial arts: squaring the octagon.
Taylor & Francis, .
(doi:10.4324/9781003122395-12).
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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is frequently criticized as barbaric and inhumane. This stands in stark contrast with the booming popularity of the sport. Before now, what little philosophical work has been written on MMA depicts it as something inherently wrong (as with Dixon) or as something merely permissible (as with articles by Weimer and Kershnar and Kelly, respectively). Contrary to these foregoing analyses this chapter argues that MMA is not only permissible, but a morally praiseworthy and virtuous endeavor in virtue of developing moral character and recognizing the intimate connection between body and mind.
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Published date: 10 September 2021
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Author:
Walter Veit
Author:
Heather Browning
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Jason Holt
Editor:
Marc Ramsay
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