Practical Role of Philosophy in Sport: Case of Philosophical Consultation

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2019-0017" target="_blank" >10.2478/pcssr-2019-0017</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Practical Role of Philosophy in Sport: Case of Philosophical Consultation

Original language description

The process of philosophical questioning has the power to form not only our way of thinking, but also the way we live. Both my sporting and academic career have made me think about the importance of asking good questions and undergoing the process of answering them. I decided to create a profession of philosophical consultation in sport which works with athletes and coaches of various ages. Consultants and athletes (clients) engage in a dialogue about important and interesting questions/topics in client ́s life. This dialogical process is called philosophical consultation. It focuses on critical evaluation and development of client ́s thinking, self-cognition, and attitudes/worldviews. Philosophical consultation helps athletes and coaches to look for their identity and achieve better self-awareness. It can be argued that consultation offers what Patočka calls the “care of the soul” (epimeleia peri tês psychês) or what Foucault calls the “care of the self” (epimeleia heautou), which are based on Socrates’ kind of philosophizing. It helps to achieve ancient ideals of kalokagathia and gnôthi seauton. The potential of using philosophy in sport hasn ́t been fully discovered. Philosophical consultation is presented as a process of self-cognition and inner development. It has the potential to influence the care for well-being of athletes and coaches. I aim to explore the practical role of philosophy in sport. I will present possible connections between philosophy and sport and the historical predecessors of the concept of philosophical consultancy in sport. As well, we will discuss what philosophical consultancy is, how philosophical consultant works, and finally what are the challenges in bringing philosophical consultation into sport. Methods that are used in this interdisciplinary article are critical textual analysis, description, and interpretation of data.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research

ISSN

2081-2221

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

83

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

16-25

UT code for WoS article

000481665300002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85067289274