The emergence of physical culture: Friedrich Schiller's game theory

Throughout the entire evolutionary path of mankind, physical culture and sports have functionally adapted to the needs of society, ensuring the harmonious development of man. The issue of the emergence of physical culture is considered by modern scientists through the prism of: game theory, theory of magic, theory of excess energy, theory of labor activity. The indicated theories of the emergence of physical culture complement each other, each of which has the right to exist. The issue of the emergence of physical culture is one of the main ones in the history of physical culture. The purpose of the study is to characterize the content of Friedrich Schiller's game theory in relation to the emergence of physical culture. To achieve the set goal, a complex of interrelated research methods was used, namely: analysis, synthesis and generalization of scientific information on the research problem, educational and methodological literature and Internet sources. The results of the study showed that the concept of a game in the philosophical reflections of F. Schiller organically combined the meaningful and formal, the rational and the sensual. It is the game that he interprets as a declaration of the true essence of man. It is the decisive factor that created and continues to create man as a personality and a social, highly moral being, raising him above the physical world of nature. It is in the game and through the game that a person becomes a personality, creates himself and his subjectivity. F. Schiller's game theory emphasizes the importance of the game as a way of developing a harmonious personality, combining physical, aesthetic and moral aspects.