1 THE CONCEPT OF SPORT
Aristotle hypothesized that the “unmoved mover” was the highest state of being. Many other early philosophers—Buddha, for instance—believed something similar. This may seem counterintuitive to us. Movement is, after all, essential to life. In everyday speech we associate movement with both beauty and capability: a person runs like a gazelle; a cheetah is agile and capable and moves quickly, gracefully, forcefully. So why did Aristotle and others suggest that the unmoved mover is the highest state? It’s because movement was tied to a dualism, a concept now mostly outdated thanks to our understanding of evolution and the normal
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