PHILOSOPHY OF SPORTS AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AND PRACTICALLY ORIENTED DISCIPLINE OF THE 21ST CENTURY: MODERN SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE

The relevance of the philosophic research determined by the growing role of sport in the modern world, where it acts not only as a physical developing sphere, but also as an important social, cultural and economic factor. The purpose of the article is to theoretically understand and practically substantiate the sports philosophy as an independent interdisciplinary field of knowledge that integrates the humanitarian, social, cultural and applied dimensions of sports activity in the context of modern civilization challenges. The research is devoted to the study of modern sports philosophy in the digitalization and globalization contexts, reveals its theoretical and practical significance for the development of the this environment and the formation of the athlete's personality. Modern sport philosophic forms a holistic interdisciplinary field that unites philosophy, sociology, psychology, pedagogy and digital technologies. This allows us to understand sport not only as a physical activity, but also as a socio-cultural and educational phenomenon. The current trends in the integration of interdisciplinary approaches combining philosophy, sociology, psychology, pedagogy and digital technologies are analyzed. Key digitalization sport areas are identified, including the use of VR/ AR technologies, Big Data analytics and artificial intelligence to optimize training processes, increase the efficiency of sports education and organization management. The development of ethical and axiological standards that ensure integrity, inclusion and social responsibility in the digital and real sports environment is studied, as well as the formation of socio-cultural models that combine national traditions and global practices. Promising areas of further research are identified, particularly, the creation of integrated platforms for learning and training, analysis of the digitalization impact on the sport values and improvement of models for managing sports organizations and events. Thus, it can be argued that the philosophic development of sports creates the basis for the formation of new harmonization models of the physical, spiritual and cultural individual development and contributes to the increase in the social sport significance in modern society.