SPORT BETWEEN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION: OSWALD SPENGLER'S STANDPOINT. (English)

The author thematizes the idea of sport in the context of Oswald Spengler's philosophy of culture through two key horizons: the first one represents a general view of the foundations of Spengler's thesis on the decline of the West, while the second one discusses the concept of modern sport in the context of the distinction between the "ancient Greek palaestra" and the "Roman stadium", i.e. between culture, characterized by the gymnastics tournament, and civilization, characterized by the sports arena. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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