Please read Chapter eight of our course text, Fair Play, and respond to the following prompts. Submit your work prior to the deadline.
In your own words, describe the reductionist thesis and explain why this view is “reductionist.”
2. Describe the primary counter-arguments, or antireductionist claim, to the reductionist thesis that Simon identify.
3. Explain both the “problem of partisanship” and the “problem of indoctrination”, and describe how public schools have tried to overcome these problems.
Describe, in your own words, the conclusions Simon ultimately draws from his discussion of sports and morality.
5. Describe the ways in which Simon recommends using Rawls’ “Veil of Ignorance” as it relates to the expectations of the roles of coaches and athletes.
6. Identify two ‘Pro’ and two ‘Con’ arguments that Simon uses in his discussion of athletes being role models, and what does he ultimately conclude about this debate?
Describe the distinction Simon makes when discussing ways of viewing the use of force (violence), and explain how this distinction relates to concerns about playing football in America:
8. Define the Vulnerability Principle in your own words, and imagine a sports-related scenario that would satisfy the VP, and a variation of that scenario that would violate the VP:
