Last updated on:
11/19/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Robert Simon, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Philosophy Emeritus
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Performance Enhancing Drugs (Such as Steroids) Be Accepted in Sports?"
- Reasoning:
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“I would argue that prohibition [of performance enhancing drugs] is justified because (1) steroid use makes little sense if everyone uses; gains are minimal and everyone is exposed to the risks, (2) how your body reacts to a steroid is not an athletic talent like running or hitting, and (3) it’s worth protecting the ideal of sport as a healthy pursuit.”
“Drugs in sports: Robert Simon,” USA Today live internet chat with readers, Dec. 9, 2004
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Hamilton College
- Marjorie and Robert W. McEwen Professor of Philosophy, Hamilton College, 2005-Dec. 2014
- Named to list of 100 Most Influential Sports Educators by the Institute for International Sport, 2007
- Recipient, Sidney Wertimer Jr. Award, 2005
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of the Philosophy of Sport
- Former President, Philosophic Society for the Study of Sport (now called International Association for the Philosophy of Sport)
- Former fellow, Rockefeller Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities
- Recipient, Distinguished Scholar Award, International Association for the Philosophy of Sport
- Coach, men’s varsity golf team, Hamilton College, 1986-2000
- Fellow, National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, NC, 1981-1982
- Fellow, Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences 1975-1976
- Education:
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- PhD, University of Pennsylvania
- BA, Philosophy, Lafayette College, 1963
- Other:
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- None found
- Quoted in:
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- Should Performance Enhancing Drugs (Such as Steroids) Be Accepted in Sports?
- Do Athletes Gain an Unfair Advantage by Using Performance Enhancing Drugs?
- Is a Potential Negative Impact on the Athlete's Health a Valid Reason to Ban Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports?
- Does the Use of Illegal Performance Enhancing Drugs by Some Athletes Coerce Other Athletes to Also Use Them to Remain Competitive?
- Is There an Ethical Difference Between Using Performance Enhancing Drugs and Using Performing Enhancing Technologies in Nutrition, Training, and Equipment?
- Should Steroid Use Be Accepted in Sports?