Mind and Body: East Meets West represents a masterful collection of captivating papers examining the influence of Eastern and Western thought on movement forms in sport, athletics, and physical education. Contributors to this volume, both theorists and practitioners, describe a culture in transformation, actively engaged in transcending mind-body dichotomies. Readers are encouraged to reject the mind-body bifurcation and look at the ‘other side’ of the paradigm as Eastern philosophies meet traditional Western views. Thought-provoking and unconventional, this volume challenges us to explore new possibilities in our teaching, communicating, and living.
Author(s): Seymour Kleinman
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Year: 1986
Language: English
Commentary: e-ink optimized
Pages: 181
City: Champaign
Tags: mind and body;embodiment;mindbodyeastmeet0000unse
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Preface
SECTION I THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARADIGM
The Changing Image of Man/Woman: Signs of a Second Copernican Revolution (Willis W. Harman)
SECTION II THE WESTERN VIEW—ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
The Body’s Role in the Philosophy of the Renaissance Man (Carmelo Bazzano)
Cartesian Dualism and Physical Education: Epistemological Incompatibility (Saul Ross)
A Humanistic Interpretation of the Mind-Body Problem in Western Thought (Susan J. Bandy)
Teleology and Fitness: An Aristotelian Analysis (Cliff Balkam)
Cultural Narcissism and the Resurrection of the Indecent Fitness Machine: Problems and Possibilities (Candace J. Norton)
SECTION III THE EASTERN VIEW AND ITS CHALLENGE
Unity of Knowledge and Action: The Thoughts of Wang Yang-ming (Scott Duncanson)
Natural Symbolism in Chinese Martial Arts (David Y. Ch’en)
The Importance of Being Stationary: Zen, Relativity, and the Aesthetics of No-Action (Tetsunori Koizumi)
Japanese Martial Arts as Spiritual Education (Richard J. Schmidt)
An Eastern Approach to Motor Skill Acquisition and Performance (Michael J. Canic)
The Nature of Martial Arts and Their Change in the West (Angelika Forster)
Chinese Martial Art: Bridging the Cultural Gap Between East and West (Adam Hsu)
The Role of Hatha Yoga in the Martial Arts (Lynda D. Mitchell)
Aikido: The Art of Human Movement (Gregory D. Olson and Norman D. Comfort III)
The Art of Aikido: Philosophical Education in Movement (Paul Linden)
A Comparison of the Vernacular Dance of Two Countries: Japanese Kabuki and American Jazz (Lisa P. Hofsess)
The East/West Dialect in Modern Dance (Mark Wheeler)
SECTION IV ATTEMPTS AT RESOLUTION
Is There More to Practice Than the Pursuit of Perfection? (Scott B. Watson)
Mystical and Material Embodiment: A Comparative Analysis (Robert E.C. Sparks)
Toward a Revisionist Philosophy of Coaching (Chic Johnson)
Hemispheric Imperialism (Richard T. Garner)
Beyond East and West: From Influence to Confluence (Ann Brunner)
SECTION V POSSIBILITIES AND BEGINNINGS
Physical Education as Somatic Education: A Scenario of the Future (Thomas Hanna)
