bp2912 Philosophy and Ethic in sport

Faculty of Sports Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Vratislav Moudr, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. Vratislav Moudr, Ph.D.
Department of Social Sciences and Sport Management – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Sciences and Sport Management – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable
Tue 14:00–14:50 B11/206
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The major aims of the subject are: to explain to students the importance of philosophical thinking, to develop their critical thinking ability and enable them to gain basic overview in the next major fields: philosophical groundings of sport and the importance for the questions of terminology, the problem of body and corporeality, philosophical aspects of health, traditions of physical culture and their philosophical reflection, and ethical problems of sport.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
explicate main topics of philosophy of sport
distinguish basic foundations of different philosophical approaches in philosophy of sport
compare contibution of specific conceptions of philosophy of sport
give reasons for his own conviction in sport problems
build his own attitude towards human and his movement activity (physical exercises) in culture
Syllabus
  • Different foundations and conceptions of philosophy and philosophy of sport
  • Dispute over terminology and content (subject) of philosophy of sport
  • Human, body, mind, movement
  • Health, nature
  • Culture, physical culture, Earth´s nature (biosphere)
  • Problems of civilization (culture) and problems of physical culture (sport)
  • Ethics and environmental ethics in sport
Literature
  • ŠÍP, Radim. Critically Historical Philosophy of Sport and Routinists: A Metaphilosophical Dilemma. Acta Universitatis Carolinae - Kinanthropologica. Praha: Karlova Univerzita v Praze, 2010, vol. 46, No 1, p. 54-64. ISSN 1212-1428. info
  • Kalokagathia : ideál, nebo flatus vocis? Edited by Radim Šíp. Brno: Paido, 2008, 92 stran. ISBN 9788073151645. info
  • HODAŇ, Bohuslav. Sociokulturní kinantropologie. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007, 190 s. ISBN 9788024418261. info
  • HODAŇ, Bohuslav. Sociokulturní kinantropologie II. Systémové pojetí tělesné kultury (Socio-cultural kinanthropology II). 1.vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2007, 215 pp. ISBN 978-80-244-1826-1. info
  • MECHIKOFF, Robert A. and Steven G. ESTES. A history and philosophy of sport and physical education : from ancient civilizations to the modern world. 4th. ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2006, xvi, 415. ISBN 0072973021. info
  • Filosofická kinantropologie : setkání filosofie, těla a pohybu. Edited by Ivo Jirásek. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2005, 355 s. ISBN 8024411768. info
  • HYLAND, Drew A. Philosophy of sport. 1st ed. St. Paul: Paragon House, 1990, xxvii, 161. ISBN 1557781893. info
Teaching methods
lectures, discussion.
Assessment methods
oral or written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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