Philosophy of the modern Olympic Games, ancient and modern (the study of the ideology of comparison)
M. D. Hadeel Dahi Abdallah
Research Summary
Of philosophy in the fields of research and thinking seeks to understand the mysteries of existence and reality, is also trying to discover what the truth and knowledge, and to realize his fundamental value and great importance in life. Consider philosophy as well as in the relationship between man and nature, between the individual and society. And show the importance of research to identify the most important pillar of ancient and modern Olympic Games through the study of ideology comparable. Because the ideology is its ability to take social realities and drafting a new formulation; it did not exclude certain elements of reality as it seeks to assess the pattern includes elements of psychological, social and religious ... etc., similar to the reality of the ideology advocated by the Olympic Games.
The research problem emerged in the following question What is the difference between some of the philosophical concepts of the Olympic Games, ancient and modern? (Through the study of the ideology of comparison). In drawing a picture of social reality and provide a map and be the center of the creation of the collective consciousness of the Olympic Games.
The research aims to identify differences in the concepts of some elements of the Olympic Games, ancient and modern through (the study of the ideology of comparison).
The historical method was used for the solvency and the nature of the current study, a method was used content analysis of scientific sources "secondary access to the search results.
And viewing the results and discuss the most important was reached the following conclusions: -
Several differences, including:
1 - the festivities the past is the glorification of Zeus atop Mount Olympia, the sacred, while the philosophy of the modern Olympics is that it meets camel virtues and advantages of the body abstract with the will and mind and lift them to a number of integrated and balanced through the presentation of heritage monuments of the city Almnzimh of the Olympic Games, which was still without incident doubt the most visible and brighter.
2 - It is certain that the ancient Olympic Games did not have international legal personality, but the Greeks are the only captive states, while the modern Olympics formed for itself an international legal personality is independent and in light of the findings the researcher recommended the following: -
1 - to see this fact, it is difficult for historians to talk about the "resurgence" of the Olympic Games before Coubertin. That's why we have to look for new ways for the achievements of the modern Olympics and compare them to what has been achieved in the past.
2 - the need for similar studies for other elements of the Olympic Games. |