The Assemble of Olympism and Nationalism: Social Philosophical Analysis of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games as Case Study

Jun Zhang; Zhenhua Zhou; Ali Redar Hameed

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The Assemble of Olympism and Nationalism: Social Philosophical Analysis of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games as Case Study

Jun Zhang, Zhenhua Zhou, Ali Redar Hameed

Published in International Journal of Philosophy (Volume 11, Issue 3)

Received: 10 August 2023 Accepted: 25 August 2023 Published: 20 September 2023

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Abstract

Each Olympic Games will offer fresh research material in the fields of social and sports philosophy. This article uses Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games (B2022WOG) as an illustration to discuss the difficulty in viewing sports as contributors to social progress. We have examined the phenomena of fusing classical Chinese philosophy with social sports philosophy, as exemplified by the current Olympic movement. The key finding is that the fusion of Eastern and Western cultures and civilizations is responsible for sports revival as a social force in the modern era. As a result, new social cognition emerges. The leadership of the nations hosting the Olympic Games gains knowledge and the chance to showcase their own political, economic, and solid philosophical underpinnings. The B2022WOG, taking place in a completely new societal environment (COVID-19 pandemic, world power realignment), is used as a case study for analysis. Using this example, the artіcle shows the social significance of the Olympic Games and emphasizes that the social value of sports and the Olympic movement is reflected in the "spirit of fair competition" and the "spirit of peace", "human intelligence". This is a relatively new direction in the development of researcհ in the field of physical education and social philosophy, and the special contrіbutіon of this study is to study one of the promising trends in the development of sports, that is, the modern Olympic movement, integrated with the national culture of different countries, B2022WOG were utilized as a case study for research since they are taking place in a totally new social context (COVID-19 pandemic, realignment of global power). By using this illustration, the article highlights the social significance of the Olympic Games and stresses how the "spirit of fair competition", "spirit of peace" and "human intelligence" are reflections of the social worth of sports and the Olympic movement. This is a relatively new area of study in the fields of physical education and social philosophy, and the focus of this research is to examine one of the most encouraging developments in the field of sports — the modern Olympic movement — as it interacts with various national cultures.

Published in	International Journal of Philosophy (Volume 11, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijp.20231103.15
Page(s)	78-86
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Social Philosophy, Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Olympism, Nationalism, Modern Sport

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Jun Zhang

Martial Arts College of Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, China
Zhenhua Zhou

Department of Social Philosophy of Humanities, College of Ural Federal University Named After B. N. Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Ali Redar Hameed

Department of Social Philosophy of Humanities, College of Ural Federal University Named After B. N. Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg, Russia

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