A Hartian conception of sport?
Conceptual clarifications and future possibilities
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https://doi.org/10.52292/j.dsc.2025.4616Keywords:
sport jurisprudence, sport officiating, formalism, interpretativism, HartAbstract
In this critical commentary, I examine the most recent theoretical contribution by philosopher of sport and law, José Luis Pérez Triviño, namely, a Hartian conception of sport. The text comprises two parts. First, I problematize issues concerning the conceptual foundations of the conception, including its relationship to the main philosophical approaches to sport officiating. Second, I outline future avenues for developing the conception. In short, in this commentary, I elucidate conceptual issues in the philosophical literature on sport, especially those concerning officiating, and identify ways forward for Pérez Triviño’s original proposal.
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