现代奥运会的诞生与有闲阶级

The Birth of Modern Olympic Games and Leisure Class

现代奥运会诞生的客观基础是体育在19世纪中后叶的迅猛发展,亲手缔造它的是凡勃伦笔下的有闲阶级,该阶级所具有的阶级理念对现代奥运会的诞生有着莫大影响。首先论证了只有有闲阶级才能缔造现代奥运会;其后分析了作为有闲阶级一员的顾拜旦成功的原因:打破了当时狭隘的民族主义的思想;把体育作为和平的手段;把不同身份的人群积聚在一起。以求剥离现代奥运会得以诞生的历史本源。

The impersonality basis of Olympic Games naissance is the blooming development of sports after the middle of 19 century. Leisure class, Veblen＇s research results, establishes it. The paper reasons that only the class can establish it; Coubertin success reasons are that he smashes the parochial nationalism, looks sports as one of peace means, and gathers different class into the flag of Olympic Games. The paper aim is to peel off the history fountain of Olympic Games.