Philosophy of Sport and Physical Culture

Dear Colleagues,

The philosophy of sport is only about fifty years old, but in that time, it has established itself in a thriving body of work addressing a significant part of the human experience. Physical culture generally, including not only sport but cognate domains such as dance, martial arts, and yoga, merits ongoing discussion because coming to understand these dimensions of embodiment means coming to better understand ourselves.

This Special Issue aims to (1) advance established debates and propose new approaches to topics within the philosophy of sport, (2) open new lines of inquiry in light of the current literature, (3) engage cognate domains, such as dance, martial arts, yoga, etc., either in relation to sport or as subjects in their own right, (4) examine the relationship between physical culture and its various representations in art, journalism, and social media.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Submissions may address the following or related topics, as long as they have sufficient philosophical content:

• Theoretical definitions of sport;
• Controversies in sport classification (e.g., esports);
• Sport and theories of play;
• Sport and theories of games;
• Interpreting rules in sports;
• Sport ethics;
• Sport aesthetics;
• Debates concerning eligibility (e.g., doping, transgender athletes);
• Gamesmanship and cheating;
• The nature, ethics, or aesthetics of sport subcategories (e.g., team sports, contact sports, aesthetic sports, etc.);
• The philosophy of dance;
• The philosophy of martial arts;
• The philosophy of yoga;
• Representations of physical culture in the arts;
• Representations of physical culture in social media.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Jason Holt
Guest Editor

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