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THE PHENOMENON OF BODY BUILDING

This research examines the phenomenon of body building from a sociological perspective. Of particular interest in this examination are the factors which motivate individuals to participate in body building.

The origins of the phenomenon of body building are found in the emphasis placed on physical fitness and training in ancient Greece. Body building was conceived as a part of the human physical development process in ancient Greece. The ancient Greeks viewed human physical development from the perspective of the process, the learner, and the teacher.

The dominant underlying philosophical belief held by the ancient Greeks in relation to the human physical development process was idealism. The idealist holds that universal principles underlie all things, and that these universal principles form a natural law which must be discovered, through the mind, and obeyed. In an idealistic context, therefore, the ancient Greeks viewed the process of the physical development of the human body as essentially a product of the mind. The realist, in contrast to the idealist, does not recognize a duality of spirit and matter, and holds that, to know matter, the mind must proceed experientially to learn that which is true, as opposed to discovering universal truths.

Values held by individuals and societies determine the goals which will be pursued. The dominant underlying philosophical belief held by the ancient Greeks in relation to values was idealism. Thus, an acceptance of the idealistic approach to values by the ancient Greeks was fully consistent with their approach to the physical development of the human body, and enhanced the potential for human physical development in their society.

The dominant underlying philosophical belief held by the ancient Greeks in relation to the learner was also idealism. Thus, the philosophical approach in ancient Greece to the learner was consistent with a goal of selffulfillment for the lear...

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