ner, in keeping with the idealist perspective. Body building, as a part of human physical development in ancient Greece, therefore, was viewed as a means of human self fulfillment.
The dominant underlying philosophical belief held by ancient Greeks in relation to the teacher was, again, idealism. Thus, in ancient Greece, the commitment to an idealistic belief system was consistent. The teacher, within the context of this belief system, assisted learners to attain self fulfillment. One aspect of individual self fulfillment was the human physical development of the individual, of which a part of such development was body building. Human physical development programs in ancient Greece were developed as an integral part of other educational programs, the goals of which were to permit individuals to attain self realization and self fulfillment. In this context, human physical development programs were not an end in themselves, but, rather, a facet of an overall education and development program. The concept of human physical development in ancient Greece differs from some modern human physical development
concepts, wherein some aspects of human physical development are often viewed as ends in themselves. In the United States it has been found that eclecticism characterizes the underlying philosophical belief structure in relation to human physical development, with strong pragmatic tendencies present in the overall eclectic character of the underlying philosophical beliefs. Eclecticism is the method or system of choosing or selecting material from various systems, doctrines or sources. The eclectic synthesizes a point of view by taking those elements considered to be the best or most useful of those schools of thought that appear to be relevant to current needs. The eclectics are not bound by any one school of thought, but, rather, seek to profit by reference to many.
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