Reconsideration about prior arguments about the necessity of prohibiting doping from the viewpoint of ethical study

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine prior arguments about the necessity of prohibiting doping. Up until now, arguments about this issue have unfolded in many ways. This time, prior arguments were examined and an attempt was made to clarify the construction of this issue and the remaining problems. Papers analyzed were limited to those written from an ethical standpoint without the presumption that doping is wrong.
In the course of examining prior arguments based on prohibiting of doping, four main standpoints can be listed as follows.
1. A position that seeks reconsideration of the propriety of prohibiting doping from the viewpoint of “paternalism” or “free will”.
2. A position that seeks reconsideration about the necessity of prohibiting doping from the viewpoint of the concept of “fair” or “justice”.
3. A position that considers the necessity of prohibiting doping from the viewpoint of natural demand from parts of the human body.
4. A position that encourages reconsideration of prohibiting doping from a modern viewpoint of the body in connection.
In conclusion, these standpoints can be classified into two categories. One is the problem of “the essence of sports” and the other is “the bio-ethical problem” such as that of the right of body possession or free will. These two issues along with the new arrival of genetic enhancement or gene doping, are ones of significant concern remaining to be answered in the realm of sports and ethics.