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Motricidade 1646-107X: Issn
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ISSN: 1646-107X
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Edições Desafio Singular
Portugal
Franco Puttini, Rodolfo; Dri Manfiolete, Leandro; Jimenez Muñoz, Jorge Ándrés; Silvério
da Silva, Claudio; Higa, Camilla Lie; Martins Bersi, Rodrigo; Fernandes Guimarães, André
Borges
Humanities in the field of Motricity Human
Motricidade, vol. 12, núm. 3, 2016, pp. 2-5
Edições Desafio Singular
Vila Real, Portugal
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We believe that the creation of an editorial social and cultural aspects that no longer are
section reserved exclusively for the production of intertwined the Physical Education studies. But
theoretical essays and philosophical reflections we as readers and authors, we believe that this
on the subject motricity ("Human Kinetics" or category of theoretical essays is essential to the
"Science of Motricity"), will bring to the scientific comprehension of the scientific field of Physical
community the cultural capital accumulation in Education. Our reference of the scientific field
the field of production knowledge of Physical includes, more than a panel to spread the results
Education. This request to the Journal of empiric research, the place of dispute and
Motricidade is justified for many reasons, among theoretical assumptions (Bourdieu, 1989).
which we defend as a central argument, the For example, two essays from Manuel Sergio
opening to an interdisciplinary discussion space. published in the scientific magazine represent
First, understand interdisciplinary studies the perplexity of the field of human motricity.
following the current Brazilian scientific Due to the proposition of this Portuguese
classification of CAPES (Coordination of thinker, the development of an “epistemology of
Improvement of Higher Education Research), the human motricity” (Sérgio, 1987), we ask:
which allows traffic from three colleges, which What are the constituent elements of motricity
add large areas of knowledge (Life Sciences, that configure it as a human dimension? What
Exact Sciences and Humanities). philosophical fundamentals of different sciences
Second, in a quick scan in three hundred and disciplines serve as theoretical and
sixty-three scientific publications journal integrating the motricity?
between the years 2005-2015 demonstrated the We agree that there are paradigms activing in
number of fifteen articles that approach the Physical Education, in addition to Manuel Sergio
philosophical concerns in the field of Physical proposal. But we just want to point out its
Education (Alves, Pinto, Alves, Mota, & Leirós, theoretical influence in Latin American countries
2009; Araújo, Souza, & Ribas, 2014; Azevedo, for the following lines of research: the human
Ferreira, Da Silva, Caminha, & Freitas, 2012; dimension of Benjumea (2010) and gives body
Bauman & Carvalho, 2005; Drigo, Souza Neto, practice in Gallo (2010), both Colombia; the
Cesana, & Tojal, 2011; Drumond, 2006; Garcia, proposed body education in Crisório and Lescano
2008; Moreira & Pestana, 2008; Ribeiro & (2015) in Argentine; of the didactics of the
Tavares, 2011; Rodrigues, 2005, 2008; Schwartz, teaching practice in Arévalo (2005) in Chile; and
Figueiredo, Pereira, Christofoletti, & Dias, 2013; Brazil's proposals on the relationship between
Sérgio, 2005, 2006). education and experience in different contexts in
This indicates that, in the scientific Gonçalves Junior, Corrêa, and Rodrigues (2011);
community, writers and readers of this journal the production of knowledge in professional
give little value to the spread of the knowledge intervention and formation based on the
on the human motricity theory, focusing on the humanities in Hunger, Correa, Rossi, and Betti
1
Associate Professor at the Department of Public Health, Botucatu Medical School State University of São Paulo "Júlio de
Mesquita Filho" (UNESP)
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(2015); the critical perspective to the body of reflecting a context socio-historical, culture, life
knowledge produced in relation to body culture experience, anticipations future possibilities,
movement in Betti (2003) and Bracht (1999). ontological beliefs and cosmic and specific
values. What is known, and which are
And, in addition to the theory of human
potentially items of knowledge, depends
motricity, we remind Praxiology Motriz in Pierre
outlook of the world sustained by several
Parlebas (2001), whose philosophical model people. There is no action, thought or
research applied to the French school structure. knowledge without perspective. The Descartes
And finally, we see new possibilities of project to discover (or generate) a foundation
Philosophy of Science assist in research strategies rational knowledge, valid and compulsory for
in the scientific field of Physical Education all, without perspective and without entering
(Lacey, 2010). Certainly there are many other specific values, It is and will remain It is just a
models for Physical Education of varied hues that dream; however, a recurring dream for
participants tradition of modern science.
we would like to know and share with our
Perhaps this Cartesian dream arose deep
students and researchers.
unconsciousness shared modernity; and
These are the questions that summarize our certainly such a dream I was linked the modern
initial concerns. It tends to privilege aspects idea that strengthening human well-being
philosophical, historical, social and political increase depends on the human capacity to
human movement. It is true that we recognize exercise control about natural objects. Or yet
the inherent importance of the biomedical model has been an allegory that works to mask that
for studies and research in the field of motricity that reasoning, supposedly rational and neutral,
and that this research strategy prevails in the really is the perspective people representative’s
dominant social interests. Anyway, Cartesian
Journal Motricidade. But also hold that the
dream It tends to become closely connected
concept of life, originating in the Humanities,
with reality; exercised, and continues to
you can and should live in the scientific field. exercise, a powerful influence on the modern
We have strong arguments to justify our consciousness, and nourish an illusory notion
proposal of creating an editorial section the neutrality of science.” (Lacey, 2014, p. 61).
philosophic this journal. Historically, hegemonic
discourse in the field of Physical Education Our positioning regarding the ideal scientific
comes from the conceptualization biomedical neutrality, inside of our academic obligations,
Life Sciences, giving hygienists, eugenicists and brings the debate on responsibility researchers in
psychiatrists’ postures and influencing planning Life Sciences and Health Sciences. For example,
curriculum vocational training directed only for discussions on professional procedures involving
understanding biological the human body. There conflicts of values with human life they can be
too much influence in communication practices ordered by historical evidence. We supported
of scientific knowledge, whose approaches this prerogative on the knowledge of life in
methodological prevail the disclosures Canguilhem (2012) and the gray medical history,
quantitative data in magazines and participation attested by Martins (2012):
in congresses.
We suggest that situation counteracts the "Faced with iatrogenic trends and eugenic
planning scientific policies, criticism of
absence ethical assessments in scientific
Herminio Martins thickens the history of
tradition Physical Education. In contrast, we have
medicine with organic aspects systematic
followed the perspective philosophical values in medical practice and unprincipled biomedical
scientific activity in Hugh Lacey (2015), working testing with bodies of human beings dated the
out the critical tradition of modern science barbarities scientific war human experiments
starting from the ideal of neutrality: biomedicine in Manchuria, Korea and China as
a detour of knowledge of life fomented State
"I can never to arrive being neutral. None tanatocrático." (Puttini, 2015 p.455-6)
person individual can. Each person acts and
think in the light a perspective on the world,
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