Sporting Recommendations for Teaching Fair Play: A Logical and Evolutionary Account

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

Abstracts

EN

In this paper I argue for a cross-disciplinary approach to teaching sport ethics. I call this a logical and evolutionary account because information that emanates from cell biology, anthropology, philosophy and everywhere in between, I claim, is needed in developing effective fair play pedagogies. The gist of the argument is this: We need to teach smarter, not just harder. Teaching smarter, I say, comes from an understanding of human nature and the logic of sport. I discuss animal behavior, emotions, genetic predispositions, human evolution, the structure of games, philosophical idealism, and other factors in producing five recommendations for teaching sport ethics.

Keywords

EN

sport; fair play; education; Olympism; anthropological ethics

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 5-13

Dates

published

1 - 10 - 2011

online

31 - 10 - 2011

Contributors

author

R. Kretchmar

• Pennsylvania State University, USA

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10141-011-0009-5