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aesthetics, ethics, kinaesthetics, kinethics, mobility studies, running, sport studies

Abstract:

Movement is crucial to aesthetics—the feeling of beauty—found in various forms of art, design, and environmental experiences. Kinaesthetics, the embodied experience of movement, is connected to aesthetics as both relate to our feeling of movement and sensory stimuli. They may overlap in physical performance, where the felt beauty and expressiveness of movement are linked to the bodily sensations and control involved in performing the movements. This can also have a (kin)ethical component, as movements raise ethical questions or challenge social norms and values, shaping our moral perspectives. Our own movements significantly impact our physical and mental well-being, and our social and environmental relationships. (Kin)ethics helps us understand the ethical implications of movements, such as how our actions affect others and the environment, and how we can use our movements to promote social justice and equity. (Kin)ethical considerations can influence (kin) aesthetic judgments of movement. Both evaluate human experience and the values that shape our understanding of the world. This paper, then, reflects on the complex interrelations between (kin)aesthetics and (kin)ethics, drawing upon research within sport studies, particularly on recreational running, to show what mobility studies, as an interdisciplinary field of research, can learn from sport studies.