Vicious competitiveness and the desire to win
| Autor: | Eric Gilbertson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Health (social science)
Virtue media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Appeal 050109 social psychology Competitive athletes 030229 sport sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Economics 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Character traits Positive economics Empirical evidence Social Sciences (miscellaneous) media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Philosophy of Sport. 43:409-423 |
| ISSN: | 1543-2939 0094-8705 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00948705.2016.1221315 |
| Popis: | This paper discusses the nature of competitiveness and argues (contra Jones 2015) that being competitive does not essentially involve a strong desire to win or to outperform others. The appeal of the ‘desire-to-win’ analysis of competitiveness can be explained away provided we distinguish between virtuous and vicious competitiveness. It is conceivable (even if it is not typical) that a virtuously competitive athlete lack a strong desire to win or to outperform others. Moreover, there is empirical evidence that virtuous competitiveness and vicious competitiveness are distinct character traits. If being virtuously competitive does not require a strong desire to win, then being competitive simpliciter does not require this. Other recent accounts, e.g. Kretchmar 2012 and Russell 2014, may appear to support the desire-to-win analysis, but careful reflection reveals that this is not the case. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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