| The machine body metaphor: From science and technology to physical education and sport, in France (1825-1935). | |
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PMID: 22413909 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The long history of the conception of physical exercise in France may be viewed as a function of a series of changes in understanding the body. Scientific concepts were used to present the body in official texts by authors specializing in the subject, or to describe them, as did Michel Foucault, as epistemic changes. A departure occurred during the 19th century that is clearly demonstrated in the writings of Gustave Adolphe Hirn. This breakthrough concerned the idea of considering the organism as an energy-generating machine. This metaphor was employed in describing the body during physical exercise from the 17th to the 19th centuries, when the body was thought of as mechanical. Such metaphors were used by the most relevant figures writing at the end of the 19th century in the rationale that is examined in this paper. It shows how Hirn, Marey, Lagrange, Demenij, Hebert, and Tissié saw the body and how they employed machine metaphors when referring to it. These machine metaphors are analyzed from the time of their scientific and technological origins up to their current use in physical and sports education. This analysis will contribute to the understanding of how a scientific metaphor comes to be in common use and may lead to particular exercise practices. |
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Authors:
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J Gleyse |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-3-13 |
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Title: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports Volume: - ISSN: 1600-0838 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-3-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9111504 Medline TA: Scand J Med Sci Sports Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S. |
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STAPS, IUFM University of Montpellier 2, Montpellier Cedex 5, France. |
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