Overman, Steven J. The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Sport: How Calvinism and Capitalism Shaped America’s Games. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2011. viii+423 pp. $35.00 (paper).

2015 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-157
Author(s):  
Donald W. Musser
Keyword(s):  
Protestant Ethic ◽  
Spirit Of Sport

scholarly journals Unnatural Technology in a “Natural” Practice? Human Nature and Performance-Enhancing Technology in Sport

Philosophies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Lopez Frias
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Work Ethic ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Protestant Ethic ◽  
Critical Questions ◽  
The World ◽  
World Anti Doping Agency ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Spirit Of Sport ◽  
Do So

(1) Background: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) utilizes three criteria to include a technology in the List of Banned Substances and Methods—performance enhancement, health, and the spirit of sport. The latter is arguably the most fundamental one, as WADA justifies the anti-doping mission by appealing to it. (2) Method: Given the interrelationship among the notions of “human nature,” “natural talent,” and “sport,” I investigate what view of human nature underpins the “spirit of sport” criterion. To do so, I focus on both WADA’s official documents and scholarly formulations of the spirit of sport (that align with that of WADA). (3) Results: I show that the value attributed to excellence and effort in WADA’s formulation of the “spirit of sport” criterion has its roots in the notion of human nature of the work ethic that resulted from the secularization of the Protestant ethic. (4) Conclusion: Drawing on my analysis of the “spirit of sport” criterion, I pose critical questions concerning the justification of WADA’s anti-doping campaign and a tentative solution to move forward in the debate.

scholarly journals A ética protestante e a formação de um ethos esportivo

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (56) ◽  
pp. 225-231
Author(s):  
Narayana Astra Van Amstel ◽  
Leonardo Do Couto Gomes ◽  
Marcelo Moraes e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Protestant Ethic ◽  
Spirit Of Sport

A presente resenha retrata a obra de Steven Overman, denominada “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Sport: How Calvinism and Capitalism Shaped America’s Games”. Sob linhagem teórica weberiana e com influência direta de Allen Guttmann, o autor resgata as doutrinas puritanas do período reformista, como consequência e causa do espírito capitalista americano. Ao propor as sete virtudes calvinistas como características essenciais da ética protestante, Overman demonstra como as mesmas culminaram no establishment das instituições americanas, inclusive as relacionadas à esfera esportiva. Ao relacionar as virtudes e doutrinas oriundas da reforma no ethos americano, o autor identifica suas correspondências no espírito do esporte, demonstrando como competições escolares e universitárias, o olimpismo moderno e a profissionalização de clubes e atletas, comungam com o capitalismo e protestantismo nos EUA.

The Passing of the Protestant Ethic

1959 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 318-319
Author(s):  
BERT KAPLAN
Keyword(s):  
Protestant Ethic
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