The establishment and development of the philosophy of sports as a product of modern civilization

Abstract

This paper analyzes the philosophy of sport as a new scientific direction and discipline that just formed and produces its own subject and object, analyzes the evolution of the philosophy of sport and its relationship with contemporary processes of global transformation of humanity, identified the problem, which it is engaged, developed concepts and categories of the concept of the philosophy of sport and its importance for the modern understanding of sport and physical culture reveals ways to improve the efficiency and direction of philosophy of sport in modern conditions for the cultivation of truly human nature, shows the changes that occur in sports and sports activities, deterministic contemporary socio-cultural and global situation.

Many problems related with the analysis of somatic (physical) culture as a sphere of culture, which is the main content of the socialization process and the "domestication" of sociocultural modifications body (bodily, corporeal being) human. This approach in the context of the relationship between social and biological discover a new aspect - social and biological value in the physical development of man in his bodily existence. It is necessary to express the prediction that as the development of society will increasingly grow conscious of the significance of various effects on physical well-being, and among them - teaching. An opportunity to analyze the issue of the possible and the real value orientations of the individual, different social groups and society as a whole in relation to the bodily existence of man, the evolution of the value system of nature within contemporary culture. In this regard, there is a need analysis of different models of somatic (physical) culture. Each model is characterized by the fact that the value of the body (or set of values) serves as a benchmark for social entity (individual, social group, society), determine its relation to the body, his behavior, and even lifestyle. So to say "about the sport in general" - it does not see the real patterns of differentiation multivariate sports movement in society. Humanized sport - is to strengthen it humane principles and different modes of human relations in sports practice. All serious research on the philosophy of sport suggests that it originated and developed as a cultural converting respect human needs and relationships of competitive activity, but really humane basis. Sport as a cultural phenomenon, despite its long-standing practice remains little developed as a scientific field. It turns out that, on the one hand, sport is an extremely complex and controversial phenomenon, and, second, still not finished "building construction theory of sport". At the same time it is important to understand the sport and recognition of its several varieties: 1) sport for all, 2) sport for the few - for the highest achievements (an Olympic sport, commercial and non-commercial). All these types of sports do they mostly only inherent function. So, for all sports attracts people to the values of physical education, educates and enables them to more clearly disclosed in work, art and any other activity improves quality of life. Commercial sport that used to be called a professional, as a spectacle and celebration attracts the attention of producers of goods and services. Thanks to television advertising and it speeds up the development of industrial relations and advertising. With the commercialization and professionalisation of sport especially weighed explore issues relating to the formation of moral behavior of athletes.

Keywords: philosophy of sport, sports, sporting activities, sports activities and education, Olympic sports, "sport for all" children and youth sports, the future of sport, humane potential of sport.