Review In this introduction you have encountered and experienced the philosophic process. You have learned that philosophy is the search for wisdom and you have embarked on a personal quest through a series of exercises. In the process, you have probably realized that becoming more philosophical is in your best interests for a number of reasons. Things physical and things philosophical, which may have seemed remote at the outset, are intricately intertwined in reality, as the examination of philosophy in action indicated. The study of philosophy in kinesiology is not a luxury, but an imperative if you are concerned about self-awareness and the quality of the movement experience. To check your own understanding, you might want to respond to the following questions:
- In what ways is philosophy inactive, in what ways active?
- Why is reacting an important first step in the philosophic process?
- Self-distancing is desirable, but impossible. What are the limits of your objectivity?
- How can the process of identification help you to plan your next work-out?
- Analyzing is a critical process. Does that mean that it is entirely negative in nature?
- Why is synthesizing described as the soul of the philosophic process?
- How does the meaning you find in movement transcend the physical domain?