The birth of sports from the spirit of agonal eccentricity
In this paper, we reconstruct the anthropological genesis of the historical assumptions of sport. As a "flawed creature", or as one whose being is determined by the structure of "eccentricity", one has a need for self-overcoming, which manifests itself also as a competition with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Belgrade, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Fizička Kultura |
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0350-3828/2019/0350-38281902163K.pdf |
| Summary: | In this paper, we reconstruct the anthropological genesis of the historical assumptions of sport. As a "flawed creature", or as one whose being is determined by the structure of "eccentricity", one has a need for self-overcoming, which manifests itself also as a competition with others, among other things, in physical and playing abilities. Thus another man, in sports as an opponent, represents an "agent" who mediates the processes of self-cognizing and self-fulfillment. For this to be possible, there must be an a priori precondition for competition in humans, which we have named as the conceptual construct of proto-sport. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-3828 2217-947X |