Motor Praxiology: past, present and future. Interview with Pierre Parlebas

Abstract

An interview with Pierre Parlebas is presented. Parlebas is a Ph.D. “Es lettres et sciences humaines” from Université Paris V and the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Études. He is also Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Social Sciences at Sorbonne-Paris V and Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Lleida, Spain. In this interview, which is conducted by Jorge Ricardo Saraví, Parlebas discusses some issues related to Motor Praxiology as Science of Motor Action, its scopes and its difficulties for consolidating as scientific knowledge. Parlebas also considers the extensive work of other authors and the theoretical foundations that paved the way for its own research work and scientific publications. Finally, the origins of the Motor Praxiology, its relationship to Physical Education and its future prospects are revised.