Body, skill, and look: Is bodybuilding a sport?

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buir.contributor.authorAranyosi, István
dc.citation.epage410en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber2en_US
dc.citation.spage401en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber17en_US
dc.contributor.authorAranyosi, Istvánen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-21T16:10:37Z
dc.date.available2019-02-21T16:10:37Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Philosophyen_US
dc.description.abstractI argue that bodybuilding should not qualify as a sport, given that at the competition stage it lacks an essential feature of sports, namely, skillful activity. Based on the classic distinction between Leib (the lived body) and Körper (the objective body) in phenomenology, I argue that bodybuilding competition’s sole purpose is to present the Körper, whereas sports are about manifestations of Leib. I consider several objections to this analysis, after which I conclude that bodybuilding is an endeavor closer to both beauty competitions and classical sculpture rather than to any other known sports.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11097-017-9513-3
dc.identifier.issn1568-7759
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/50513
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherSpringer Netherlands
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11097-017-9513-3
dc.source.titlePhenomenology and the Cognitive Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectLived bodyen_US
dc.subjectPhenomenologyen_US
dc.subjectSartreen_US
dc.subjectSkillen_US
dc.subjectSporten_US
dc.titleBody, skill, and look: Is bodybuilding a sport?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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