Essay on the ethical values of physical movement-exercise in the work of Milivoje Matić

Abstract

In a theoretical essay authors have conducted an analysis of the papers by one of the most significant theoreticians and practitioners of methodology of physical education in Serbia, full-time professor Milivoje Matić, PhD. Four publications by this author found themselves to be the focus of the analysis: "Physical Education Class" (1978), "Axiological and Methodological Bases of Revalorization of Physical Movement-Exercise" (1982), "Physical Education - Introduction to Expert and Theoretical Improvement" (1990) and "General Theory of Physical Culture" (2005). With the application of theoretical analysis and content analysis of said books, and relying on theoretical conceptions of leading theoreticians and philosophers, authors have interpreted the potential contribution of Milivoje Matić to the theory and practice of physical education, as well as to the general theory of physical culture. "Matić's Methodics of Morals", modelled on Kant's deontological ethics theory can be considered an original contribution to the theory and practice of physical education. In the area of general theory of physical culture Milivoje Matić has elevated the theory of physical culture to the level of philosophical contemplation by introducing elements of philosophical thinking into theoretical discussions, which is his original contribution to the development of the general theory of physical culture.