Should Philosophy of Sport Matter More?

• Authors: R. Kretchmar
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

While the philosophy of sport has registered significant gains in stature over the past 40 years, and while its future looks bright quite apart from any enhanced interventions by ourselves, I suggest that the philosophy of sport should still matter more. The achievement of this end, I argue, can be expedited by heeding Spinoza's philosophy of unity, Merleau-Ponty's emphasis on embodiment, and Dewey's focus on the aesthetics of experience. While other philosophers and their works might be used for the same purpose, I claim that it would be difficult to find three more accommodating allies. The major portion of the essay is devoted to defending this assertion.

Keywords

EN

philosophy; sport; significance; unity; embodiment; aesthetics of experience

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 5-12

Dates

published

1 - 10 - 2010

online

16 - 12 - 2010

Contributors

author

R. Kretchmar

• Penn State University, USA

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10141-010-0013-1