Philosophical research of physical education toward a realization of sympathy and humanistic solidarity through sport

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24300211
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Physical education
• Research Institution: Nippon Sport Science University (2013-2015); Okayama University (2012)
• Principal Investigator: SEKINE MASAMI 日本体育大学, 体育学部, 教授 (50294393)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HATA Takayuki 岡山大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 教授 (00156332) ; ISHIGAKI Kenji 新潟大学, 人文社会・教育科学系, 准教授 (20331530) ; FUKASAWA Koyo 筑波大学, 体育系, 准教授 (50313432)
• Research Collaborator: ARAMAKI Ai
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: スポーツ / 共感 / 人間的連帯 / オリンピック

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A relation of the self and the others in physical education and sports is relation as "intercorporeality" as well as "intersubjectivity". Athletes would develop a feeling of respect for clean, open and sporting attitude without cheating or unfair action. The former is the respect for moral act, and the latter is the one for productive or skillful performance. Solidarity does not exist unconditionally or formally within the mutual relationships among athletes. A spiritual satisfaction gives solidarity among athletes. We should explore both possibilities, that of going beyond national borders, and that of overcoming generational barriers. Concerning the former, the spirit of fairness and rule following should be valued. The latter, it will require seeing future generations as ‘the other’ that involves considering the self as the other at the same time. This ensures freedoms for people and contributes to the development of the Olympic movement without being affected by nation-states.

Free Research Field

体育学（スポーツ哲学）