Robert Simon, the Marjorie and Robert W. McEwen Professor of Philosophy, was interviewed for a Houston Chronicle article about steroids in sports (2/12/09). In the article, "Has ethics struck out," Simon believes sports organizations should have the right to draw lines that allow an athlete's physical and mental attributes to decide outcomes.
Simon says in the Chronicle, "One of the issues clearly is: Where is the reasonable place to draw the line between what we allow and what we don't allow. The more we allow equipment and drugs to make a difference, the more we're changing sport from a competition among athletes to a competition among scientists and equipment manufacturers."
Simon says in the Chronicle, "One of the issues clearly is: Where is the reasonable place to draw the line between what we allow and what we don't allow. The more we allow equipment and drugs to make a difference, the more we're changing sport from a competition among athletes to a competition among scientists and equipment manufacturers."
