THE ARTICLE TO BE USED :
Torres, C. R. (2024). The family, the team, and special responsibilities. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 51(1), 73–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/00948705.2024.2308905
Purpose and task overview: Within the philosophy of sport, scholars are interested in understanding universal truths about various subject matter. To accomplish this, they reflect and draw upon other scholarship and experiences to develop an argument which is a structured defense comprising of the conclusion (and claims) and premises. In this assignment, students will evaluate the arguments proposed in an article of their choosing about contemporary philosophical issues within sporting and movement cultures. After their analysis, they will either defend or object to one part of the argument proposed.
This relates to the following course outcomes and objectives:
Objectives:
Examine contemporary ethical problems that kinesiologists may face and evaluate the merits of different solutions to them.
Exercise general critical thinking skills and how to apply learning from various disciplines (humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences) to practical and theoretical problems related to human movement.
Improve writing skills to express critical thinking and argumentation that employ civility and academic style as well as grammar and spelling.
Outcomes:
In a writing, evaluate contemporary philosophical problems related to physical activity and appraise the merits of different solutions to them.
Express in writing critical thinking and argumentation that synthesizes learning from various disciplines (humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences) to critically evaluate philosophical issues in human movement.