np4118 Philosophy of Sport

Faculty of Sports Studies
autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PaedDr. Emanuel Hurych, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PaedDr. Emanuel Hurych, 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
Thu 11:00–11:50 B11/311
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
np4118/01: Thu 13:00–13:50 B11/206, E. Hurych
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! e058 Philosophy of Sport || (NOW( e058 Philosophy of Sport ))&&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
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.
Literature
    required literature
  • RYALL, Emily. Philosophy of sport : key questions. London: Bloomsbury, 2016, vii, 264. ISBN 9781408181393. 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
  • REID, Heather Lynne. Introduction to the philosophy of sport. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012, xiii, 251. ISBN 9780742570610. info
  • The ethics of sports : a reader. Edited by M. J. McNamee. 1st ed. London: Routledge, 2010, xiv, 505. ISBN 9780415478618. 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
    not specified
  • Philosophy of sport : core readings. Edited by Jason Holt. Peterborough: Broadview Press, 2014, x, 313. ISBN 9781554811465. info
Teaching methods
lectures, prezentations 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
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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