SJSU Catalog - KIN Dept.

Catalog Description

 

Emphasis on systems of philosophy, aesthetic and moral considerations, metaphysical fitness and contemporary issues. Review of leading human movement theorists. Prerequisite: KIN 70 for majors/minors only or instructor consent.

 

(Note: All handouts are in .pdf or .rtf format and open a new page)

 

Spring 2010 Greensheet (HERE)

 

 

Course requirements & responsibilities

 

Introduction to the Philosophy of Sport (NOTES)
                                                     
What is Philosophy? (NOTES)
Reader: Castell & Borchert.
Reader: Kretchmar - Determining your Philosophical Readiness

 

How Do We Define “Sport?”
Reader: Suits – The Elements of Sport
Reader: Huzinga – Selections from Homo Ludens. 

              
The Philosophy of Fitness
Reader: Shvartz: Nietzsche: A Philosopher of Fitness

 

Philosophical Systems: (NOTES)

                                                   
Sport & Meaning (NOTES)
Reader: Thomas - (chapter 6) Sport and Meaning
                                                     
Competition in Sport (NOTES)
Reader: Thomas - (chapter 5) Competition
Reader: Eitzen – The dark side of compition  

 

Peak Performance (NOTES)
Reader: Ravizza – Potential of the sport experience

 

Values and Self-knowledge (NOTES)
Reader: Hyland - (chapter 3) Sport and self-knowledge

 

Aesthetics & Sport (NOTES)
Reader: Hyland – (chapter 5)

 

Sport and Ethics (NOTES)
Reader: Morgan–Ethics, ethical inquiry, and sport:
Reader – Thomas (chapter 10) Ethical Considerations

 

Performance Enhancing Drugs (NOTES)
Reader: Brown - Paternalism, Drugs, and the nature of sport

Reader: Gardner – On performance-enhancing substances and the unfair  advantage argument

 

Violence in Sport
Reader: Parry – Violence and aggression in contemporary sport
Video excerpts The Smashing Machine

 

Violence in Sport (cont.)
Reader: Simon - Violence in Sports
Reader: Dixson – Boxing, Paternalism, & Legal Moralism

                                                     
Midterm Examination (REVIEW)

 

 
Paradigms for Ethical Decision Making (NOTES)       

 

Coping with Success & Failure
Reader: Blinde & Stratta – The ‘sport career death’ of college athletes: Involuntary and unanticipated sports exits

                                                

Contemporary Issues in Sport Philosophy - Professional Ethics    (NOTES)  

 

 

Student Debates – Do sports benefit children?
  

    

Student Debates – Should combat sports be prohibited?

Student Debates – Should college student-athletes get paid?

Student Debates – Should Title IX be abolished?

 

Student Debates – Should Performance Enhancing Drugs be allowed in Sport?

 

FINAL TAKE-HOME EXAM QUESTIONS (HERE)