PLATOS VIEW ON GOOD SPORTS

As mentioned in most of his dialogues, good sports may be achieved if we

analyze it according to Platos basic hierarchical divisions. His appetite soul
aims to earn material cognition such as medals and prizes. The emotional
soul talks about honor and glory. The last and possibly the highest level
would be reasonable soul. According to Plato, man no longer needs the
recognition of outside elements. Man is now concerned with his selffulfillment.
When relating to sports, it is also imperative that we take up Platos view on
sophrosune, which coarsely mean nothing in excess. When Plato earlier in his
dialogues mentioned about this and his arte, he was looking into the virtues
of piety, temperance, justice and courage. When these are all employed
while engaging in sports, one acquires good sports in itself.
According to Plato, good sports may be achieved through proper self-control,
a model of discipline. If only we can achieve winning upon consideration of
the number of hours put into training, then it would be a lot easier. However,
we are all aware that life is not made easier that way. Blood, sweat and tears
are very costly yet these are foremost capital in all endeavors related to
sports.
Athletes do not just employ the science of winning but also uses the delicate
art of athletics in finding ways of maximizing improvement without
exceeding mental, physical and emotional limits for in the world of sports, it
is not rare to suffer all forms of excesses and deficiencies.
Indeed, Platos virtues of piety and sophrosune indicate knowing ones self
and nothing in excess and are blatantly manifest in the modern athletic
culture of self-knowledge and discipline. According to study, it is always good
to love a winner because of the recognition that victory needs self-knowledge
which is uncommon and difficult to achieve as well as that discipline allows
one to maximize his potentials without coming short not exceeding personal
limits.
The realization that ones limitations must be tamed by the realistic yet
ambitious drive towards maximum performance, acquiring balance in
achieving human excellence through good sports. Putting Platos view about
good sports, victory does not totally recognize the contextual winning. We
should value winning more because of the virtues we associate with it. Selffulfillment and discipline are of utmost importance to experience true
winning.
Jeane Kathleen Kimm Isla-Arcan
SWM131

THE WORLD OF DEONTOLOGY

By definition, deontology comes from the Greek word deon which means
obligation or duty. By ethical standards, it is a normative ethical position
that judges and assumes the morality of an action based on the actions
adherence to the rule of rules.
Judging from the above description, I think deontology has a lot to do with
ones ability and capability to follow a given set of rules and adherence to it
becomes imperative and obligatory. As it is, it becomes binding on the
person because of the elements or duty.
Relating it to sports, it is an athletes duty to adhere to a given set of rules
which govern any discipline. This rules become determinants in the
achievement of victory. It provides the gauge relative to rightness or
wrongness of an action to be executed in order to make the action in
conformity with standards.
Take for example badminton, the sport I am most at home with. (EXPLAIN
THE RULES AND HOW YOU ACHIEVE VICTORY)

Jeane Kathleen Kimm Isla-Arcan

SWM131