R. Scott Kretchmar
Ph.D., 1971, Physical Education, University of Southern California
Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
Contact Information
268K Recreation Building
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-4492
Fax: 814-865-1275
rsk1@psu.edu
Research Interests
Philosophy of sport, with emphases on the ethics of fair play, the mind-body problem, and the nature of play. Both empirical and nonempirical methodologies are utilized and past research activities have ranged from basic to applied.
Recent Honors
2010 The “R. Scott Kretchmar Graduate Student Essay Contest” award
established by the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport
2010 Graduate Teaching Award, Penn State University (one recipient,
University-wide)
2010 Presidents Award for Excellence in Academic Integration,
Penn State University (one recipient University-wide)
Selected Publications
Hwang, C. H. and Kretchmar. S. (2010) Aristotle’s golden mean: Its implications for
the Doping debate. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, XXXVII,1, 102-121.
Kretchmar, S. (December, 2009). NCAA tax exemption: An assessment of Colombo’s
education argument. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 2, 2, 184-201.
Kretchmar, S. (2009). A critical review of “Sport” by Colin McGinn. Journal of the
Philosophy of Sport, XXXVI, 2, 258-262.
