Research in the philosophy of sport focuses on understanding the basic principles, assumptions, values, ideas and skills which constitute sport, physical culture, kinesiology, games and play. The tools of philosophy are applied to sport to answer questions that cannot be reduced to measurement or quantification, such as: Is sport a form of art? Is embodied skill a legitimate
form of knowledge? Is cheating wrong? The aim in struggling to answer such questions is not merely practical, though such utilitarian benefits can often accrue. That is, philosophy is not merely a tool used to help administer sport better, even though it does contribute to such efforts. Rather the aim is to recognize, evaluate, wonder at and debate the place of sport and physical activity in human culture, and in the good life. Though such inquiry is useful, in the end it is done for its own
sake, in pursuit of truth. The history of sport focuses on the institutions, traditions, people, cultures, and narratives which make up sport as a temporal and transcultural reality. Sport historians examine both primary and secondary sources in an attempt to better understand and ultimately tell the story of sport as it has evolved across time, space and culture. The historical examination of sport helps place sport in a wider and deeper human context by illuminating both the
foreign and the familiar aspects of past sporting cultures, traditions, and practices. Primary Associated Faculty
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What Who were the philosophies philosophers that emerged influenced and contributed to the direction of physical education?Thomas Wood developed the new physical education as a result of the progressive education movement of John Dewey. As you recall, his philosophy was based on a child-centered and natural educational approach, which was influenced by the attitude of social reform of the time.
What are the major philosophies of physical education?The philosophy of physical education is based on Eclectic Philosophy. Existentialism.. Pragmatism.. Eclectic Philosophy.. Realism.. What is the importance of philosophy in sports and physical education?it seeks to bring practice into harmony with basic thinking in that field. It provides some theories, based on different streams of thinking, which help in working with and implementing that field in various aspects of life.
Which is the study of the role in society and the relationships between participants sports and other institutions in society?Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions.
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