Philosophy of Sport
Name: Philosophy of Sport
Code: FIL14919L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Philosophy
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Objectives:
1. Know and understand sports as social phenomena of our time.
2. Know and understand how sport as multidimensional phenomena helps to renewal of
philosophical problems in areas such Ethics, Aesthetical, Politics and Philosophical
Anthropology.
Competences:
At the end of the course students should:
1 Elaborate a critical reflection about sports as social phenomena of our time.
2 Write a critical essay about sport questions in areas such Ethics, Aesthetical, Politics and
Philosophical Anthropology.
1. Know and understand sports as social phenomena of our time.
2. Know and understand how sport as multidimensional phenomena helps to renewal of
philosophical problems in areas such Ethics, Aesthetical, Politics and Philosophical
Anthropology.
Competences:
At the end of the course students should:
1 Elaborate a critical reflection about sports as social phenomena of our time.
2 Write a critical essay about sport questions in areas such Ethics, Aesthetical, Politics and
Philosophical Anthropology.
Contents
1. Introduction.
2. Sport as competition.
3. Body, physical activity and sport in the western tradition.
4. Modern sport and the Olympics (Pierre Coubertin).
5. Sport and education.
6. Problems with modern sport.
2. Sport as competition.
3. Body, physical activity and sport in the western tradition.
4. Modern sport and the Olympics (Pierre Coubertin).
5. Sport and education.
6. Problems with modern sport.
Teaching Methods
Meetings will consist of lectures by the instructor and/or presentations by students followed by
discussion. Students will be required to keep abreast of reading assignments and to come to
class prepared to discuss the reading.
discussion. Students will be required to keep abreast of reading assignments and to come to
class prepared to discuss the reading.
Assessment
Evalution: Periodical: a) Test; b) Test or Paper
Final Test
Final Test
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