Specific nurturing method in Taoism which seeks perpetual youth, is Yangsaeng (taking care of health) thought. In the perspective of physical educational philosophy, its meaning is not in specific methods of taking care of health but in the philosophical basis of Yangsaeng, the relationship between mind and body and the esthetic view on physical action. Although the term of Yangsaeng was not used specifically until the era of Chuangtzu, its origin is laid upon philosophy of Laotzu. Therefore, the insight on the Yangsaeng thought of Laotzuis regarded as a major subject in physical educational philosophy. This study looks into precise contents of the Yangsaeng thought of Laotzu, and tries to draw the components of physical educational philosophy, embedded inside. Also, it pursues to reveal what physical educational philosophy is meant in the Yangsaeng thought of Laotzu. Today our society has problems of school violence and stresses. Through physical educational philosophy appearing in the Yangsaeng thought of Laotzu, therefore, this paper aims to provide solutions for relieving people’s violence and stresses.
현대사회에 있어서 신체활동 연구의 주요 탐구과제는 ‘신체활동을 통한 교육’으로부터 ‘인간의 기본적인 움직임’을 목표로 하는 스포츠적인 움직임을 중심으로 한 생명 활동의 개념으로 급속히 변화되고 있는 추세이다. 이러한 환경변화에 대응하기 위하여 본학회는 ‘체육’적인 요소에서 ‘스포츠’적인 요소를 중심으로 한 학문적 정체성을 견고히 하고, 정기적인 학술지 발간과 학술활동을 통해 한국스포츠츠 문화의 발전과 학문적인 발전에 기여하는데 그 목적이 있다.