philosophy final

What does Waddington propose as a solution?

1. A thorough re-examination of key aspects of sports medicine

What does the Criterion of satisfaction argue?

1. All else being equal, we should value experiences that bring satisfaction Correct

According to Kretchmar, which kind of values illustrate things that we desire from life?

1. Non-moral values Correct

According to the text,what are the extrinsic values of kinesiology can promote.

1. health and fun Correct

Seeing those who deal with human movement as an auxiliary profession most nearly means that kinesiology:

1. is a department that helps other departments (a means)

According to the text, which kind of movement should be the preferred "subject matter" for kinesiology?

2. Games, play, and dance (they are concrete, meaningful)

Why does Tannsjo argue that weight classes and gender classes are not equivalent arguments?

2. Gender is not of direct relevance to a sporting performance

How does Waddington attempt to understand what practices currently exist in football medicine?

2. He interviews players, doctors, and physical therapists

One of Kretchmar's conclusion in the last unit is that all four values of kinesiology are good and helpful, but...

2. It is often helpful to prioritize them to show focus and direction in one's professional practice. Correct

2. What does Thomas and Rintala believe that injury risks becoming a major issue for elite athletes?

2. It separates themselves from their identity

According to the holistic conception of the person, we can say that if Juan studies philosophy, he must be:

2. Not enough information presented to know for sure Correct

2. What does Russell conclude is the value of dangerous sports?

2. Self-affirmation on many dimensions

The "Good Life" is composed of:

3. Both moral and non-moral values Correct

What does Waddington conclude about most medical ethics in football?

3. Doctors are doing their best to ethically preserve the need for medical treatment

Which activity is more intellectually demanding between games and play—and which rationale for the right answer is more compelling:

3. Games - because they require the use of logic

3. What are the four kinds of the sense of alienation?

3. Team, self, body, autonomy

Why does Kretchmar believe that knowledge has powerful intrinsic value?

3. We can live our knowledge through personal embodied experience.

5. What two conditions are required for essential unity to occur? (Thomas and Rintala)

5. Commitment and pursuit of excellence

Tannsjo ultimately concludes that:

5. None of these

What is the best description of holism (use at least two descriptions)?

A metaphysics of human person and seeing a person as a whole

3. According to the text, competition is most often:

A zero-sum outcome, but one that is not entirely bad for both sides

Which philosophic method starts as follows: "If it is true that competition requires two or more parties. And if it is true that these parties must commit to playing better than the other side or sides. Then it follows that ..."

Deductive

What is the key move in shifting from dualistic theory to holism?

Discussing qualities of behavior, not parts of people.

The "Is/Ought" question—which asks "what ought to be the case" and not "what is the case"—is most often found in which of these following branches of philosophy?

Ethics

According to Kretchmar, if Jane is performing an activity intelligently, what type of behaviors is she most likely to exhibit?

Freedom and the ability to improvise

Which is often listed by Kretchmar as the strongest theoretical argument against substance dualism:

How does something non-physical move something that is physical

Who did create a gender policy based on an athletes testosterone level?

IOC

In Thompson's article Logos Protreptikos, he argues that those who work in kinesiology should take pride in their profession because:

It was the defining hallmark of the ancient Greek civilization

What are some common problems for inductive reasoning?

Mixed samples, incomplete samples, faulty abstraction

Which of the following is a problem for behavior dualism?

Most athletes do not run propositions through their heads before acting

What is Plato's republic ultimately designed to reveal to us about philosophical inquiry?

Most people don't like being challenged to think about the truth

. What kind of disciplines do we need to understand human movement (named 3 categories and at least 6 subcategories)

Natural sciences: Anatomy and Physiology, Social Science: Sociology and Psychology, Humanities: History and Philosophy

What does Anderson believe is the future of physical education in science-dominated departments?

Physical education will be re-conceptualized as a retail service

How does a holistic vision of intelligence positively aid activity professions?

Physical educators are seen as important because they can teach motor performance, which gained equal footing with reflective activities Correct

5. What at is the best description of the DIFFERENCE between play and games: ____

Play is a way of engaging an activity, games are the activities that we do

Thompson concludes that the best way to use Logos Protreptikos is to

Remember the link between physical education and the contribution of the Greeks

Anderson believes that introducing which subject into kinesiology gave some respectability to the field but may obscure its central values?

Science

Why does Anderson fault the emphasis of science in kinesiology?

Science may be important, but its not sufficient to capture meaning

What does Anderson believe the humanities in movement most fundamentally explore

The meaning and meaningfulness in movement

Kretchmar explains that materialism and dualism have 2 kind of problems: ___ and ___

Theoretical and practical problems that undermine their accuracy

The five facets of dualism (substance, value, behavior, language, and knowledge) can be characterized most accurately in which way?

They are categorized as such because they each promote prominent and sometimes distinct characteristics of dualism Correct

Which of the following was not listed in the text as a reason for studying dualism and materialism:

They are verified by data

Which of the following best describes the value of theoretical models of the human person to kinesiology students:

They provide a road map to assist us when working with people

What does Logos Protreptikos translate into

To encourage or persuade by presenting a speech

What is Thompson's "additional answer" to the question "why study ancient Greek history and its relation to physical education"?

To instill pride in our field

A question that shows a potential weakness of substance dualism is:

Where is the mind?

Someone might ask a philosopher: "What is the value of sport?" This question falls most directly under which branch of philosophy?

axiology

In deductive reasoning, one of the dangers is obtaining faulty conclusions. These conclusions are often:

based on faulty premises (large, generalized statements are untrue

Which type of dualism views the mind as the controller of the body, thus assumes that the mind must be taught in order to make the body perform a task?

behavior dualism

"Thinking must occur before one can act effectively." This claim comes from which kind of dualism?

behavioral dualism

On the Vertical Interpretation of Intelligence, where would LeBron James (basketball star) dribbling a basketball be located?

bottom body

Which of the three Philosophic Readiness Elements (see Philosophical Activity on page 6) does Kretchmar argue are most likely to be connected?

confidence and commitment

Which philosophic method starts as follows: "If it is true that competition requires two or more parties. And if it is true that these parties must commit to playing better than the other side or sides. Then it follows that ..."

deductive

1. Which is a more durable form of play?

deep play

The early attempts at holism, but which Kretchmar describes as still dualism, is known as "_________ ___________"

enlightened dualism

T/F Holism argues, in effect, that a human being is 50% mind and 50% body (or at least a percentage that is very close to that)

false

T/F The philosophers use measurement, data and empirical knowledge to gain insights into subject matter

false

What does Tannsjo call sports that have men play only with men and women play only with women?

gender discrimination

Kretchmar argues that people are not likely to stay active if the activity is not personally significant. To combat this, he argues that we should ____ _____

go for the meaning

On the Horizontal Conception of Human Being, which axis expands the notion of intelligence by indicating that smart can be found in both sedentary and motor-active places?

horizontal

Which philosophical method works by examining a small group of examples and then attempts to draw larger generalizations, working like a megaphone?

induction

Which philosophical method works by examining a small group of examples and then attempts to draw larger generalizations?

inductive reasoning

Who deems the medical procedures for intersex athletes medically unnecessary?

medical doctors

Which kind of materialism is most likely to view the person as a compound of atoms organically fused together?

monistic materialist

2. What does Kretchmar think is the most common reaction to new playgrounds?

not very appealing

Which of the four brands of materialism points to the valueless nature of existence?

physicalism

5. To say that play is autotelic is to suggest that. .

play is its own reward

These types of problems relate to the problems that emerge when we apply faulty knowledge in our professional settings

practical

What kind of philosophy does Kretchmar state that he values the most?

practically useful

Often Kinesiologists look in many places to find causes for a problem rather than looking for one single underlying cause. Which type of materialism would be the MOST likely reject this strategy?

reductive

Which lifestyle focuses on movement as it relates to a major technique of revelation and deeper understanding?

the spiritual life

4. T/F As philosophers, people should engage the deeper questions to fully understand human movement

true

T/F A value dualist is more likely to value theoretical activities such as physics or philosophy rather than performance activities such as sport or dance.

true

T/F Theoretical problems have to do with the logic of an idea while practical problems have to do with the application of a theory. Both sets of problems, however, are related like two sides of the same coin.

true

Which type of dualism leads to the view that physical performances are less important than mental performances?

value dualism