philosophy and ethics

what is philosophy?

• love on wisdom.

• relies on critical inquiry based on sound reasoning.

what are 3 perceptions on philosophy?

• not opinion.

• can be right/wrong, more/less compelling.

• context is key.

what does philosophy in kinesiology shape?

• ethical practices in physical activity.

• ex. acceptable behaviour, fairness.

what is holistic?

• person as more than series of measurements or a mind + body.

what does philosophy in kin considers?

• how social world shapes us and how we shape ourselves in subtle, socially constructed ways.

true or false: knowledge and power are connected, enables social inequalities.

• true.

how is power possessed?

• by instiution/state/individual that subtly forces us to move and behave in certain ways (oppressive/resisted).

how is power relational?

• we shape and are shaped in subtle ways through choices we make to move and behave in certain ways.

what does thinking philosophically involve?

• knowledge about the social world.

what is ontology?

• what we can know about something.

• ex. what is the essence of sport, identity as athlete.

what is epistemology?

• how we can know about something.

• ex. holistically using different types of knowledge to understand our social world.

what is axiology?

• study of values and ethics.

• ex. sportsmanship.

what are 3 different types of research aim to change physical activity?

• science.

• sociocultural lens.

• philosophy.

what is science?

• biology

• ex. how can we become fitter, faster, stronger; prosthetic devices.

• generalizable.

what is the research on sociocultural lens?

• challenge what’s normal from particular perspective..

• represent a point of view.

what does philosophy challenge?

• what’s normal by thinking abstractly.

• thinking broadly in specific context.

what are some philosophic concepts?

• logic and reasoning (ancient greece).

• uber-mensch/superman (nietzsche).

• indigenous and aboriginal worldviews.

• yin-yang confusionism, daoism, buddhism.

• technologies of discipline (foucault).

what do the philosophical views explore?

• social reality and the role of humans.

what is a concept?

• way to critically examine event that surveys whole of our lived social reality.

• new insights that other ways of knowing about world that do not.

• not about finding answer.

• question taken for granted assumptions.

what are concepts not?

• not hypothesis.

• not experiential.

what is physical activity?

• associated with certain types of activity.

• physical activity does not exist in a bubble.

what are some things associated with physical activity/

• health

• physiology, motor learning, anatomy.

• social, experiential.

• marketing.

what is sportmanship?

• integrity, honesty.

• respect.

• cornerstone of competition.

what is cheating in sport?

• use of synthetic hormones to enhance performance.

• 75% rec male gym goers use synthetic steroids.

• still used in elite sport but harder to catch.

what is technological doping?

• fastskin/LZS racer swimsuits.

• clapskates.

what is discipline?

• behaviour meant to enhance performance by doing sport/activity in socially acceptable ways.

what is foucalt’s concept of discipline?

• process and methods use to intentionally and unintentionally produce certain behaviours.

what are 3 processes and methods for discipline?

• coach structures practice.

• use of watch.

• organize training space.

what happens in coach structured practice?

• telling athletes what to do, when → athletes have little control.

what happens in use of watch approach?

• evaluate progress → doesn’t teach to listen to how body feels.

what happens in organized training space?

• best athletes as leaders → know your place.

what is the taken for granted assumption of fun in sport?

• behaviour or action that is accepted as true without question or evidence.

• fun intended to break form reality → athlete autonomy.

what is the philosophical research subjective?

• concept: ontology and epistemology → how do coaching practices in basketball normalize certain behaviours on U15 team → think with theory interviews, focus groups, observations, history.