174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1978, Philosophy and Human Movement examines the major philosophical issues in the rapidly growing field of the study of human movement, physical education, and sport and dance. Issues which start with, and grow from, the central problem of the relation of body to mind. The author’s overriding aim has been to encourage clear, critical, independent thinking about the study of... Read more
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Philosophy and Human Movement 2. The Slipperiness of ‘Movement’ 3. Rhythm in Movement 4. Movement and the Intellect 5. The Empirical and the Conceptual 6. The Essence of Movement 7. The Aesthetic in Sport 8. Meaning in Movement 9. Communication in Movement Index
Biography
David Best (at the time of the original publication) was with Department of Philosophy, University of Swansea.
