Journal of Shanghai University of Sport, Volume. 49, Issue 7, 44(2025)

Tension Between Sports Humanities and Social Sciences: A Dialogue Between Philosophy of Sport and Psychology of Sport

GAO Qiang1,2 and Robert SCHINKE3
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  • 1School of Physical Education and Health, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
  • 2Sino-French Joint Research Center of Sport Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
  • 3School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury P3E2C6, ON, Canada
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    Sports is a concrete human social activity, which is not only related to human psychological activities, but also extends the relevant abstract concepts. Different academic disciplines and scientific theories have shown increasing interest in studying sports, and different disciplinary orientations lead to long-standing disputes. Humanities and social sciences both debate with and inspire each other in the field of sports research. Two scholars, with backgrounds in philosophy and psychology, have engaged in a debate-style dialogue on the creation and use of concepts, the selection of research methods, the highlights of research significance and the exploration of research topics in sport studies. Through dialogue, possibilities and pathways for cross-disciplinary learning within sports humanities have been established, along with how researchers can derive research topics and features from their personal expertise and disciplinary backgrounds.

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    Received: Aug. 2, 2023

    Accepted: Aug. 25, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025

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    DOI:10.16099/j.sus.2023.08.02.0001

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