Tag: philosophy of sport

 Call for Papers: Book ChaptersWorking Title: “Defining Sport: Contemporary Explorations” Publisher: Proposal will be submitted to Lexington Books Editor: Shawn E. Klein, PhD – a.k.a The...

Kenneth Aggerholm is professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. His research areas are the philosophy of sport and sport pedagogy, with special attention to human science approaches to experience, Bildung, practising and development in sport, physical education, and adapted physical activity (APA). He is president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport (IAPS) and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and Sport Ethics and Philosophy.

The JPS 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.

IN THIS ISSUE (Read it here)PRESIDENT'S MESSAGEJesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, President jilunda@linfield.edu SECRETARY-TREASURER MESSAGECharlene Weaving, cweaving@stfx.ca .MEMBERSHIP NEWS IAPS BUDGET IAPS EMAIL LIST SERVENEWS FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE...

Gunnar Breivik is a Norwegian sociologist and philosopher. Breivik has worked with sports philosophy and ethical issues, and has studied physical activity in the population, extreme sports and human adaptation to extreme stress situations. He is concerned with the upbringing of children and young people in terms of challenges and physical activity and has for a number of years argued against a societal development that creates sedentary and passive people.

The International Association for the Philosophy of Sport invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 42nd annual 2014 IAPS...

WHERE? Freie Universität Berlin, Peter Szondi Institute for Comparative Literature WHEN? July 4-5, 2014 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: March 15, 2014 ORGANIZATION: Julia Dettke, M.A. (Berlin) and Elisabeth...

The JPS 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.

Saturday 30th August – Monday 1st September 2014 Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom Sport and Place: Sport, Identity and Community Call for PresentationsWhat is the place of...

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy publishes high quality articles from a wide variety of philosophical traditions, and is particularly open to essays of applied philosophy that engage with issues or practice, policy and scholarship concerning the nature and values of sports.