Sport, Aesthetic Experience, and Art as the Ideal Embodied Metaphor

Elcombe, Tim

doi:10.1080/00948705.2012.725901

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“…In reciprocation, Elcombe (2012, p. 209) points out that the war metaphor has been present within sports for some time, “instrumentally framing the ways we experience sport and reflect upon its meanings.” Related to our earlier point concerning how sport often places nation against nation in a battle reflective of war, Semino (2008) contends that sport and war are so frequently metaphorised in relation to each other due to their close association in terms of cultural history. In fact, Burkhard (2006) claims that of all metaphors that can be applied to the sporting context, the war metaphor is the most central in sporting competitions.…”

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“Froome with His SKY Bodyguards, Layers of Armour”: The ‘Sport is War’ Conceptual Metaphor in Grand Tour Cycling Commentary

Ross

Rivers

2018

Communication & Sport

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The incorporation of metaphors into everyday language use has formed the basis of scholarly investigation for decades. Particular attention has been given to conceptual metaphors, which are seen as essential tools for individuals to interpret and process various ideas and experiences. Within the milieu of metaphorical speech, metaphors of war have frequently been applied across a range of domains including politics, business, and sport. Within the sporting context, the notion of ‘Sport is War’ has been discussed in relation to various football codes, baseball, and tennis. In this article, we examine this metaphor in relation to professional stage-race cycling, a sport known for its combative, tactical, and physically demanding nature. We focus specifically on cycling commentary of the 2016 Tour de France—thus recalibrating the metaphor as ‘Cycling is War.’ Our findings show that war metaphors are prevalent in cycling commentary and are particularly useful in highlighting aspects of the sport inclusive of competition, strategy, power, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Through these categories, the cycling is war metaphor can be said to have the potential to elevate viewer engagement as well as add insight into the technicalities of the sport and expand on previous understandings of sport/war metaphors.

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“Froome with His SKY Bodyguards, Layers of Armour”: The ‘Sport is War’ Conceptual Metaphor in Grand Tour Cycling Commentary

Ross

Rivers

2018

Communication & Sport

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“…In addition to admiring beautiful movements within the context of specific sports, we can also see the aesthetic nature of movement as part of a deeply human search for meaning. Elcombe (2012) argues that sport appeals to us as an embodied social practice that has the "ability to deepen the meaningfulness of our experience, to engage us fully and illuminate our embodied possibilities and limitations" (p. 214). On this analysis, aesthetics provide value to sport by enhancing, creating, and promoting meaningful experiences.…”

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Rewarding Participation in Youth Sport: Beyond Trophies for Winning

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2018

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Recently, many parents, sportswriters, and social critics have expressed concern for young athletes being given participation trophies. They claim that it fosters a sense of entitlement and teaches youngsters that they do not need to earn rewards. I argue that youth sport participants should not be rewarded only for participation, but that they should be given opportunities for earing awards beyond mere victory. This is because a variety of values, such as symbolic meaning, challenge and risk, aesthetics, and high-quality relationships with teammates and opponents, deserve reward as well. I conclude that coaches and organizers should find ways to given tokens to most youth sport participants for achieving, or striving to achieve, these alternate values.Key words: youth sport, values, competition. ResumenRecientemente, padres, escritores deportivos y críticos sociales han expresado su preocupación porque se entreguen trofeos de participación a jóvenes atletas. Ellos afirman que esto fomenta la sensación de permisividad y enseña a los jóvenes que no necesitan ganar recompensas. Yo defiendo que los participantes en deporte para jóvenes no deberían ser premiados sólo por participar, pero se les deberían ofrecer más oportunidades para conseguir premios que van más allá de la victoria. Esto es porque una diversidad de valores, como el significado simbólico, el desafío y riesgo, la estética, y las relaciones de calidad entre compañeros también merecen ser premiados. Concluyo que los entrenadores y organizadores deberían encontrar caminos para premiar a los participantes más jóvenes por conseguir, o esforzarse por conseguir, estos valores alternativos.

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“…21 21 Tim Elcombe, “Sport, Aesthetic Experience, and Art as the Ideal Embodied Metaphor,” Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 39(2): 2012, pp. 201‐17 (Elcombe, 2012). …”

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Aesthetics of the martial arts

Bicknell

2021

Philosophy Compass

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The past 15 years have seen an increase in interest in the martial arts by philosophers in the Anglo‐American tradition. Evidence includes two collections of essays and a book‐length study of the Asian martial arts from the perspective of western philosophy. In this article I summarize some of the most significant recent contributions to the philosophical aesthetics of the martial arts and suggest further areas for development. I begin in the first section with some general considerations regarding the martial arts as arts. In the sections that follow, I consider the martial arts in conjunction with three established areas of philosophical aesthetic inquiry: dance, sport, and everyday aesthetics. In the final section I offer some additional areas for development.

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Sport, Aesthetic Experience, and Art as the Ideal Embodied Metaphor

Cited by 21 publications

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“Froome with His SKY Bodyguards, Layers of Armour”: The ‘Sport is War’ Conceptual Metaphor in Grand Tour Cycling Commentary

“Froome with His SKY Bodyguards, Layers of Armour”: The ‘Sport is War’ Conceptual Metaphor in Grand Tour Cycling Commentary

Rewarding Participation in Youth Sport: Beyond Trophies for Winning

Aesthetics of the martial arts

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