Chapter 1. On Justifications of Sport and Physical Education: Are There Good Reasons for the Inclusion of Sport and Physical Education Within Educational Institutions? Chapter 2. Philosophical and Theological Positions of the Body: Changing Concepts of the Body and Its Influence Upon Sport and Physical Education Chapter 3. The Unique Place of Physical Education Within Education: The Fluid Concept of Education and the Process of Being "Physically Educated" Chapter 4. The Phenomenon of Play and Its Educational Significance in Physical Education: Why Do Philosophers Talk So Much About Play, Games and Sports? Chapter 5. The Moral Aspects of Sport and Physical Education: Do Sport and Physical Education Provide Unique Opportunities to Develop Moral Character? Chapter 6. Macintyre, Rival Traditions and Physical Education
Biography
Steven A. Stolz, PhD is a lecturer in education from La Trobe University, Australia
'PE students and researchers would gain value through reading it. Stolz presents a wealth of knowledge on the history of PE, its rival traditions and justifications, the problems of dualism and the value of embodied movement and learning. The text’s polemic style also engages the reader and forces one to question his or her own philosophy of PE.'
- Richard Pringle (2015) The Philosophy of Physical Education: A New Perspective - Sport, Education and Society, 20:2, 279-282, DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2014.974730
‘This is a stimulating book, posing important questions, and hopefully one that will help to clarify exactly what can and should be expected from physical education, and indeed what sort of legacy such events as the Olympics can offer to the educational system.’
- Andrew Edgar (2015) The philosophy of physical education: a new perspective - British Journal of Educational Studies, 63:1, 107-108, DOI: 10.1080/00071005.2015.1006951
‘Few people can lay claim to the creation of a "new tradition", but one-time secondary teacher and current university lecturer Dr Steven Stolz has done just that.’
- Helen Vines (2014) The philosophy of physical education: a new perspective - Australian Educator, Issue 83
‘Philosophical work dealing with physical education "has been clearly dwarfed by the work devoted to [philosophy of] sport". Thus, philosophy of physical education has fallen out of fashion, with psychological, sociological and/or postmodernist perspectives dominating research and theorizing about physical education. Stolz’ book on the subject is therefore an important publication.’
'The merit of the book is...that it gives new readers a comprehensive overview of the main sources dealing with questions concerning justification of physical education’s place in educational institutions.'
- Øyvind Førland Standal (2014) The philosophy of physical education: a new perspective - idrottsforum.org, Issue 83 - http://idrottsforum.org/staoyv_stolz150116/
