Editing Most valuable player (section)

==In philosophy of sport==

The concept of the 'most valuable player' is discussed within the field of [[philosophy of sport]]. Philosophers [[Stephen Kershnar]] and Neil Feit argue that the concept of the MVP is a fundamentally vague concept, but still valuable in that it promotes the active discussion of different types of excellence found within a specific sport and the weight to be assigned these types, thus leading to a gain for the discussants.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kershnar |first1=Stephen |last2=Feit |first2=Neil |date=2001 |title=The Most Valuable Player |journal=Journal of the Philosophy of Sport |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=193–206|doi=10.1080/00948705.2001.9714613 |s2cid=145537355 }}</ref> [[Stephen Kershnar]] termed this vagueness the 'Most Valuable Player Problem'.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kershnar |first=Stephen |date=2008 |title=Solving the most valuable player problem |journal=Journal of Social Philosophy |volume=39 |issue=1 |pages=141–159|doi=10.1111/j.1467-9833.2007.00416.x }}</ref> He offered a solution to the problem, but later recanted it conceding that the problem remains unsolved.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kershnar |first=Stephen |date=2011 |title=The Most-Valuable-Player Problem Remains Unsolved |journal=Journal of the Philosophy of Sport |volume=38 |issue=2 |pages=167–174|doi=10.1080/00948705.2011.10510419 |s2cid=144168519 }}</ref>