Cortland History
A beloved basketball coach, this man has a gymnasium named after him in the Park Center, dedicated in 1983.
Who was W. T. "Pete" Corey?
Belief in an integrated unity of body and mind, as opposed to metaphysical separation of body and mind
What is monism?
Taking the body of knowledge of established philosophy and applying it to questions of physical education and sport is known as the ________ approach.
What is the implications approach?
This Ghanaian philosopher wrote that we owe respect to each other, including to members of an opposing team, regardless of their race, nationality, or religion.
Who was Kwame Gyekye?
Wrote The Republic, which contains The Cave Allegory
Who was Plato?
The current name of the academic department that actually offers this course (EXS 197)
What is Kinesiology?
The scientific method relies on experimentation, which presupposes that we can know what is real through our experience of our senses. Which Aristotelian philosophy would most likely be part of experimentation in teaching sports?
What is realism?
Athletic endeavors are the perfect realm of human freedom. Which German existentialist philosopher is known for saying this, and for valuing power and disdaining weakness?
Who was Nietzche?
This principle is the cornerstone of Kant's deontological (non-consequential) moral reasoning. It says there is good, and there is bad, and we are morally obligated to choose the good in any ethical decision.
What is the categorical imperative?
Wrote Emile, about how best to educate a child using naturalism as a philosophical basis
Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Harlan "Gold" Metcalf was a key figure in Cortland's Recreation department. What college property for outdoor education was he responsible for acquiring in 1948?
What is Raquette Lake?
The study of the nature of being, or of the relationships between concepts
What is ontology?
Related to experimentalism and instrumentalism, this form of epistemology was seen by educational philosopher John Dewey as something that could help protect freedom and fight fascism in U.S. society.
What is pragmatism?
John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham believed that the correct ethical choice in any situation would be the one that provides the greatest good for the greatest number of people. This idea of consequentialism, or teleology, is more commonly known by this term.
What is utilitarianism?
Wrote Our Alma Mater, about Cortland
Who was Bess Park?
George Breen, an outstanding Cortland swimmer coached by "Doc" Counsilman, won medals in this international competition
What are the Olympics?
Philosophy that states individual experience is reality, AND all must accept responsibility for their actions
What is existentialism?
The Danish father of existentialism
Who was Kierkegaard?
According to Ahmad Ibn Miskawayh, physical health needs to be taught alongside moral health. So if a player behaves dishonorably, regardless of the consequences, this is a failure of [wisdom, intelligence, duty]
What is duty?
Wrote Summa Theologiae, a medieval work that dealt in part with ethics from a Christian standpoint
Who was (St.) Thomas Aquinas?
A Cortland athletic facility used for concerts in the 1960s and 1970s, featuring bands like the Grateful Dead and the Beach Boys
What is Lusk Field House?
This ancient Greek philosopher believed that reality cannot be known or physically experienced by humans. His philosophy is known as idealism.
Who was Plato?
Noting that observations of experiences are not completely shared from person to person, the father of phenomenology was _______
Who was Husserl?
The three main ethical requirements for human subjects research according to The Belmont Report
What are respect for persons, beneficence, and justice?
Wrote Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, dealing with deontology/non-consequentialism and the categorical imperative
Who was Immanuel Kant?