<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The philosophical concept of hermeneutics presents the opposite pole of human mental activities than positivism. Phenomenology, together with hermeneutics, also presents a kind of opposition to the positivistic reduction of learning the world. This paper focuses on the topic of authenticity of sport from these two (hermeneutic and phenomenological) approaches. As a basic theoretical platform Martin Heidegger’s book <italic>Time and Being</italic> is used. The authors develop a specific kind of categorization of the social groups engaged in sport events via the ancient concepts of “TECHNÉ ATHLETIKÉ” and “TECHNÉ GYMNASTIKÉ”. Two different phenomena: sport and “sport” are examined within the next part of the paper. There are some reasons mentioned in conclusions coming from the hermeneutic and phenomenological approach which help us to understand and accept the opinion that a kind of return to “techné gymnastiké” can support the authentic modes of being in human approach to sport.</p></abstract>

The philosophical concept of hermeneutics presents the opposite pole of human mental activities than positivism. Phenomenology, together with hermeneutics, also presents a kind of opposition to the positivistic reduction of learning the world. This paper focuses on the topic of authenticity of sport from these two (hermeneutic and phenomenological) approaches. As a basic theoretical platform Martin Heidegger’s book Time and Being is used. The authors develop a specific kind of categorization of the social groups engaged in sport events via the ancient concepts of “TECHNÉ ATHLETIKÉ” and “TECHNÉ GYMNASTIKÉ”. Two different phenomena: sport and “sport” are examined within the next part of the paper. There are some reasons mentioned in conclusions coming from the hermeneutic and phenomenological approach which help us to understand and accept the opinion that a kind of return to “techné gymnastiké” can support the authentic modes of being in human approach to sport.

The Authentic and Inauthentic Sport in the Hermeneutic and Phenomenological Perspectives

Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae

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The philosophical concept of hermeneutics presents the opposite pole of human mental activities than positivism. Phenomenology, together with hermeneutics,...

The Authentic and Inauthentic Sport in the Hermeneutic and Phenomenological Perspectives

Published Online: May 26, 2018

Page range: 1 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/afepuc-2018-0001

Keywords
Sport, “sport”, TECHNÉ GYMNASTIKÉ, TECHNÉ ATHLETIKÉ, authenticity

© 2018 Ivo Jirásek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Authentic and Inauthentic Sport in the Hermeneutic and Phenomenological Perspectives

Published Online: May 26, 2018

Page range: 1 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/afepuc-2018-0001

KeywordsSport, “sport”, TECHNÉ GYMNASTIKÉ, TECHNÉ ATHLETIKÉ, authenticity

© 2018 Ivo Jirásek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Sport, “sport”, TECHNÉ GYMNASTIKÉ, TECHNÉ ATHLETIKÉ, authenticity