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Notes
1. Brand refers to Simon’s book from Citation1991, but only with a short remark and a citation. He does not discuss Simon’s views and strangely he does not refer to the newly available second edition of the Fair Play book from Citation2004. Simon, on the other hand, refers to and discusses Brand’s arguments in the fourth edition of the Fair Play book from Citation2015. Feezell in his Citation2015 article discusses Brand’s views thoroughly. He also refers to Simon’s article from Citation2008 and his discussion of the incompatibility thesis.
2. Brand refers to Plato’s views: ‘Even someone as committed to the superiority of the mental as Plato held that physical accomplishment was necessary for successful citizenship. The central idea here is that of harmony. The harmony, the unity, of mind and body is crucial to a happy life’ (7: Book II 376E, Book III 412B, Book VII 521C–541B) (Brand Citation2006, 17).
3. In Norway the biggest university – the University of Oslo – has no sports science program. Instead we have Norwegian School of Sport Sciences that is a specialized higher education and research school with doctoral programs and all the relevant sport subdisciplines. Bachelor programs include professional training for work in physical education, sport and health consulting, sport management, outdoor adventure, sports coaching.