Performance enhancing drugs should be allowed in sport
Moderator: Professor Roger Crisp
Roger Crisp is Uehiro Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at St Anne's College, and Professor of Moral Philosophy in the Faculty of Philosophy. He is the Philosophy Delegate to Oxford University Press.
Proposer: Professor Julian Savulescu
Julian Savulescu holds the Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics and is Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics within the Faculty of Philosophy. He is Director of the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics and also Director of the Program on the Ethics of the New Biosciences within the James Martin 21st Century School.
Opposer: Dr John William Devine
John William Devine is a Project Coordinator in the Oxford Bioethics Network. He is also a member of HeLEX and the Ethox Centre, both within the Department of Public Health.
Opening statements - 14 Jun 10
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Professor Roger Crisp
Taking drugs to improve one's sporting performance seems, on the face of it, a pa... read more
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Professor Julian Savulescu
The World Cup has begun and Le Tour de France begins in July. Doping will play a part... read more
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Dr John William Devine
In just over two years the world's elite athletes will descend on the UK for Lond... read more
Update 1
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17 Jun 10
Professor Julian Savulescu
So far, there has been no debate. I agree entirely with nearly all John William's... read more
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21 Jun 10
Dr John William Devine
Julian's response to the problem of doping is to throw in the towel. He argues th... read more
Update 2
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24 Jun 10
Professor Julian Savulescu
Illegal forms of prostitution still occur in countries where prostitution has been de... read more
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28 Jun 10
Dr John William Devine
Frank Lampard's 'goal' that never was in England's World Cup defeat t... read more
Closing statements - 01 Jul 10
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Professor Julian Savulescu
At the beginning of this debate, I said doping would be a part of the World Cup. Lion... read more
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Dr John William Devine
I have advanced two main lines of argument in favour of a ban on doping: 1. Doping ma... read more
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Professor Roger Crisp
Our debate could have been polarized, between a pure libertarianism which advocates t... read more
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Your comments
Skills are secondary
Roman Gaehwiler | 10 Jul 10
In my opinion in elite-sports is no more much about skills, because to reach...
pure competition
Iliya Grozdanov | 09 Jul 10
The question is who does the public wish to see competing - the athletes or the...
No drugs
JoAnn Hawkins | 08 Jul 10
Since many athletes like to be as healthy as possible, and that would mean not...
Aspiration
Bruce | 07 Jul 10
Roman G. correctly notes the difference between professional and amateur sport...
on performance enhancing drugs
Faisal CH | 07 Jul 10
It cannot be allowed since sport is for the cultivation of humanity. That is why...