傳統身體活動傳承策略的哲學反省

Abstract

本文從比較文化和哲學的立場，以傳統武術的推廣為例，分辨中國武術相較於西 方運動，是分屬於兩個不同的技術、知識和哲學構成的體系，其推展未必以現行貫見的功利 化、體育化、和科學化等策略最為適當。最後本文提出，承續傳統身體文化的適當策略，一 方面要確立以傳統為本位，辨明、掌握傳統智慧的菁華，使之落實在推展工作和學術研究上 ；另方面則應致力於傳統身體活動推展的現代化工作，其主要途徑不在功利化、體育化或科 學化，而在適當的現代化策略、開放的胸襟，和多元文化的參考學習，以作出一個理想的傳 統和現代的結合。

This paper examined the difference between Western sports culture and Chinese physical culture, in general, and the mainstream strategies such as utilitarianism, physical-educationism, and scientism for cultivating traditional movement forms, in particular. Lastly, it suggested that an appropriate strategy must firstly recognize and appreciate the cultural wisdom of the tradition as the primary focus, and secondly adopt well modernized strategies (which should be appropriate but not necessarily utilitarian, physical educational or scientific), and always open-mindedly learn from other cultures on their transition of traditional movement forms.