主办单位:成都体育学院
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Journal of Chengdu Sport University ›› 2022, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (4): 96-103.doi: 10.15942/j.jcsu.2022.04.019

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Marx-Engels Thought on Sports: Logical Approach, Major Domain and Significance

LUO Jiafu, CHEN Ye   

  1. Chengdu sport University, Chengdu sichuan 610041
  • Received:2022-01-10 Revised:2022-04-20 Online:2022-07-15 Published:2022-08-03

Abstract: Marx-Engels thought on sports is a frequently discussed topic. Based on an overview of the major achievements and existing problems of previous studies, this paper conducts a panoramic survey of Marx-Engels thought on sports using new materials and new perspective. It is found that Marx-Engels thought on sports is a set of opinions that reflect the overall logic of their socio-historical theories. This thought, adhering to the "body-labor" methodology paradigm of historical materialism, explores the ways by which "human labor" leads to "human emancipation" in the domain of "human existence". Sports in essence are a form of activity that aesthetically and sensually realizes the real possession of human being and is an important sign of the full and free development of every human being. Marx's and Engels' thought on sports involves the essence, function and value of sports, and has many wonderful discussions on such issues as the body and labor, the aesthetic and educational functions of sports, and the value of sports in promoting the all-round development of individuals. Their thought is the first attempt from the perspective of socio-historical development to clarify the relationship between the body and labor, the important value of sports in the all-round development of human beings and the significance of sports in meeting the needs of the proletariat and social development. Marx-Engels thought on sports opened an era when Western Marxism started to pay attention to the body and the relationship between the body and human beings, and had an important influence on the final turn of Western philosophy to body philosophy since the 1960s. Therefore, Marx-Engels thought on sports has great theoretical and practical significance in understanding the essence of sports, comprehensively grasping the contemporary value and function of sports, and promoting the development of socialist sports theories with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

Key words: sports, ", body-labor", paradigm, marx-engels thought on sports, value and function, theory of physical education

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