ABSTRACT
Phenomenology arose as a critique of an ‘objective’ approach to the world. The phenomenological way of thinking has made its way into the philosophy of sport and is becoming increasingly used. Phenomenology is a philosophical movement founded by the German philosopher Edmund Husserl at the beginning of twentieth century, which describes phenomena and their appearing to a subject. Phenomenology, with its critique of the ‘objective’ scientific approach and its questioning of the nature of first-person human experience, opened a new way of examining human embodiment. Time has been one of the key themes in phenomenology and it has contributed significantly to our understanding of the concept of time. Phenomenology brings new concepts, such as, for example, intentionality, consciousness, perception, time, space, authenticity, movement, skilful coping and the body, that have been neglected or underestimated in the analytical tradition. Phenomenology can offer ideas for sport ethics too.
