FSpS:nk4118 Philosophy of Sport - Course Information
nk4118 Philosophy of Sport
Faculty of Sports Studiesautumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 7/7/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PaedDr. Emanuel Hurych, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Palka (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. PaedDr. Emanuel Hurych, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies - Timetable
- Fri 20. 9. 12:05–13:45 E34/203 - seminární místnost, Fri 25. 10. 16:40–19:10 B11/235, Fri 8. 11. 12:05–13:45 B11/235
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
- Prerequisites
- ! e058 Philosophy of Sport || ( NOW ( e058 Philosophy of Sport ))&& BOZP_OK ( bozp_po_stud ) && BOZP_OK ( bozp_po_stud_fsps )
bozp_ok(bozp_po_stud) && bozp_ok(bozp_po_stud_fsps) - 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
- Teacher Training in Physical Education (programme FSpS, N-UTV) (2)
- 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, olympism, recreology, ethical vissues in sport, spirituality of sport, the phenomenon of competition and philosophical aspects of health.
- 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.
- Human, body, mind, movement.
- Health, nature.
- Faustical topic in the sphere of sport
- Spirituality of human movement.
- Ethical issues in sport.
- Principles of Olympism (areté, kalokagathia).
- Recreology and non-performance sphere of movement.
- Competition as a phenomenon.
- The narrative approach to sport.
- Hermeneutics and basic ideas of phenomenology in sport analyses. Dispute over terminology.
- Human, body, mind, movement.
- Health, nature.
- Faustical topic in the sphere of sport
- Spirituality of human movement.
- Ethical issues in sport.
- Principles of Olympism (areté, kalokagathia).
- Recreology and non-performance sphere of movement.
- Competition as a phenomenon.
- The narrative approach to sport.
- Hermeneutics and basic ideas of phenomenology in sport analyses.
- Literature
- required literature
- RYALL, Emily. Philosophy of sport : key questions. London: Bloomsbury, 2016, vii, 264. ISBN 9781408181393. 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
- KRETCHMAR, R. Scott. Practical philosophy of sport and physical activity. 2nd ed. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2005, xvi, 303. ISBN 0736001417. info
- recommended literature
- Philosophy of sport : core readings. Edited by Jason Holt. Peterborough: Broadview Press, 2014, x, 313. ISBN 9781554811465. info
- HODAŇ, Bohuslav. Sociokulturní kinantropologie. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007, 190 s. ISBN 9788024418261. 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
- Teaching methods
- lectures, presentation of selected topics, homework, discussion.
- Assessment methods
- Min. 80% attendance in seminar lessons written test - 15 questions (min. 50% needed to pass) oral exam
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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