Aristotle on Sports and Competition: A Conversation with Today


Published: Jun 18, 2018
Keywords:
sports victory Aristotle beneficence cultivation
Panagiotis Doukas
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7649-9045
Abstract
In this paper I will present Aristotle's views on sports. In particular, I will focus on why and how Aristotle rejects the one-dimensional physical exercise of athletes, advocating the ideal of "benevolence", that is, the necessity of harmonized mental and physical cultivation through gymnastics.
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