May the Blessed Man Win: A Critique of the Categorical Preference for Natural Talent over Doping as Proper Origins of Athletic Ability

Abstract

proper place and purpose in life, whereas doping frustrates such an amor fati self-21 understanding (the fateless critique). We conclude that these arguments fail to justify a 22 categorical preference for natural talent over integrated artifice. Instead, they illustrate 23 the extent to which unsavory beliefs about 'nature's aristocracy' may still be at play in 24 the moral theatre of sports.

Annual banned‐substance review: analytical approaches in human sports drug testing

“…Nowadays, doping in sport is more multifaceted than ever before with numerous standpoints and opinions coming from all possible conceivable perspectives. [1,2] Spearheaded by the consistently recurring question as to whether athletes should generally be allowed to utilize doping practices, [3] juridical, [4,5] medical, [6][7][8][9] and philosophical as well as ethical aspects [10][11][12] have been discussed in detail in 2013/2014. In addition, viewpoints on current and future challenges [13] and the (in)efficiency of the existing doping control system [14,15] have been presented, underlining the complexity of modern sports drug testing, one core element of which is the annually issued Prohibited List as established by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).…”