KP141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Monism, Western Philosophy, Shame Society

• School: WLU
• Department: Kinesiology & Physical Education
• Course: KP141
• Professor: Stephen Wenn

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Philosophy and physical activity september 16 2015. For example, the process is the method used to establish a system of values and the product is the system of values that is produced by the process. Branches of philosophy: metaphysics (meta = minds, physics = the tangible world and our bodies in it)- question about reality and existence. Aristotle- sense experience = what we know = empiricism. The questions of philosophy: the nature of the universe, people(cid:859)s pla(cid:272)e i(cid:374) the u(cid:374)i(cid:448)e(cid:396)se, the determination of good and evil, people(cid:859)s (cid:396)elatio(cid:374)ship to the state, the nature of god. How are sport and kinesiology/ physical education different and the same: both talk about motor skill performance. Kin = gaining knowledge: phys. ed. = performing at a high level. What do we gain when we are curious: disruption- (cid:373)ay(cid:271)e (cid:449)e do(cid:374)(cid:859)t ha(cid:448)e all the a(cid:374)s(cid:449)e(cid:396)s, competitive advantage- a coach, steve jobs, sm walton, heinz-