This book is a collection of international essays on ethical and philosophical issues surrounding the Olympic Games and its underpinning ideology: Olympism.

1. Olympic Ethics and Philosophy: Old Wine in New Bottles 2. The Political Heritage of the Olympic Games: Relevance, Risks, and Possible Rewards 3. The Peace Movement on the Occasion of the 21st Olympic Games: Development and Limitations 4. The Youth Olympic Games - Some Ethical Issues 5. A Well Balanced Life Based on 'The Joy of Effort': Olympic Hype or a Meaningful Ideal? 6. Fair or Temple: Two Possibilities for Olympic Sport 7. Olympism, the Values of Sport, and the Will to Power: De Coubertin and Nietzsche meet Eugenio Monti 8. Pandora Logic: Rules, Moral Judgement and the Fundamental Principles of Olympism 9. Olympism and Sport's Intrinsic Value 10. Smoke and Mirrors: A Critique of Women Olympians' Nude Reflections 11. Paralympians Outperforming Olympians: An Increasing Challenge for Olympism and the Paralympic and Olympic Movement 12. The Moral Pathologies of National Sporting Representation at the Olympics 13. Expatriate Coaching, Olympism, and the Olympic Games