The Alienated Ethical Consideration: A (post-)Marxist Critique of the Sports Practitioner (original) (raw)

Throughout one's career, a professional sports practitioner is confronted with various choices to make, ranging from coaching a fair match or offering opportunities for selected individuals to win; showing true sportsmanship or venturing for a better compensation; to even sticking to one's home team or accepting a better offer. This is faced by all sports practitioners within the same industry: athletes, coaches, managers, and even team owners. In making these choices, individuals recognize essential ethical considerations. However, a primary factor that influences them—albeit without them knowing—is their alienated state.