Philosophical kinanthropology (philosophy of physical culture, philosophy of sport) in slavonic countries: The culture, the writers, and the current directions

Ivo Jirásek, Peter M. Hopsicker

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Abstract

Until recently, English-speaking scholars have had few outlets to review the philosophy of sport literature generated in Slavonic countries. Existing English texts of this nature consist primarily of review essays providing little historical and cultural context from which to understand the development of specific tendencies in lines of inquiry from this part of the world (23,24,27). This article attempts to fill this gap in understanding by 1) briefly describing the cultural history of the Slavonic region, and, within this context, 2) identifying key sport philosophers and their current trends of philosophic thought in sporting practices. It is hoped that this project will better inform scholars of the philosophy of sport research being done in Slavonic nations, will advance new scholarship in the English-speaking world, and will encourage more international collaboration within the discipline of philosophical kinanthropology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)253-270
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of the Philosophy of Sport
Volume37
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Health(social science)
  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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