Tag: philosophy of sport

The Journal of the Philosophy of Sport provides a forum for discussion of philosophical issues – metaphysical, ethical, epistemological, aesthetic, or otherwise – arising in sport, games, play, dance, embodiment, and other motor-related activities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The puzzle of sports fandom by Peter Kung & Shawn E. Klein (open access).

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. It publishes high quality articles from a wide variety of philosophical traditions. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Ontology and interdisciplinary research in esports by Tom Brock (open access).

Applicants must be qualified for a doctoral fellowship at the NIH (a completed master’s degree on a relevant topic within the sport sciences, philosophy and or ethics/bioethics, the history of ideas, or other fields of relevance for the Ph.D. project. The minimum grade point average is B/2,5). Three examples of possible PhD project topics: The Ethics of Sport; The Nature and Value of Sport ; and Human Movement Skills: Epistemological Perspectives .Mastery of a Scandinavian language will strengthen the application.

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. It publishes high quality articles from a wide variety of philosophical traditions. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Book symposium on Return of the grasshopper: games, leisure and the good life in the third millennium by Francisco Javier López Frías, Christopher C. Yorke, Filip Kobiela, Christopher Bartel, Gwen Bradford, Scott Kretchmar, J.S. Russell & William J. Morgan.

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. It publishes high quality articles from a wide variety of philosophical traditions. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The ethics of pigeon racing by Jan Deckers & Silvina Pezzetta (open access).

Abstracts are welcome on any area of philosophy of sport (broadly construed), including metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics, and ethics, and from any theoretical approach, including analytic philosophy and critical theory. While IAPS recognizes, values, and encourages interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies, acceptance is contingent on the philosophical content of the project. Emerging scholars are encouraged to submit works in progress. You may also submit suggestions for roundtable discussions or workshops.

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa (IUC) and the Faculty of Sport Sciences are delighted to invite scholars to the 6th Conference of the European Association for the Philosophy of Sport, April 28-30, 2025. This joint event, hosted by the European Association for the Philosophy of Sport (EAPS) and the British Philosophy of Sport Association (BPSA), is part of a distinguished series of conferences organised in various European cities over the years.

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. It publishes high quality articles from a wide variety of philosophical traditions. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Autonomy, relationality, and brain-injured athletes: a critical examination of the Concussion in Sport Group’s Consensus Statements between 2001 and 2023 by Francisco Javier Lopez Frias & Mike McNamee (open access).

The Journal of the Philosophy of Sport provides a forum for discussion of philosophical issues – metaphysical, ethical, epistemological, aesthetic, or otherwise – arising in sport, games, play, dance, embodiment, and other motor-related activities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Ethical discourses for and against doping in sport philosophy by Douglas Hochstetler, G. Fletcher Linder & Jason Ball.

The Journal of the Philosophy of Sport provides a forum for discussion of philosophical issues – metaphysical, ethical, epistemological, aesthetic, or otherwise – arising in sport, games, play, dance, embodiment, and other motor-related activities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Three paths to the summit: understanding mountaineering through game-playing, deep ecology and art b y Gunnar Karlsen (open access).