Why Teamwork is Not a Virtue: A response to Gaffney

Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 42 (1):57-62 (2015)
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This paper seeks to provide a response to Gaffney's analysis of teamwork by arguing that teamwork is morally neutral rather than a virtue in itself. This conclusion will be supported by examples which demonstrate how teamwork can develop and foster undesirable traits and practices such as resentment, contempt and the purely instrumental use of others in the achievement of desired ends

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10.1080/00948705.2014.961163

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Emily Ryall
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Response to Commentators.Paul Gaffney - 2015 - Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 42 (1):71-82.

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