The Athlete as Philosopher
Aug 26, 2018For the ancient Greeks, sport was an integral part of education. Athletic programs remain in schools today, but there is a growing gap ...
For the ancient Greeks, sport was an integral part of education. Athletic programs remain in schools today, but there is a growing gap ...
Basketball, an American invention but a world-wide phenomenon, is sometimes characterized as the most athletic and aesthetic of sports. What makes a sport interesting?
What can we learn from baseball? Are the passions we have for our baseball teams and heroes irrational?
Once upon a time, student athletes were students first, athletes second; the Olympics was about amateurism and the pursuit of exce...
Figure skating is athletic and beautiful. How about a bone-crunching tackle? Or a spikes-high slide into second?
Be it rhythmic or shuffling, athletic or pedestrian, erotic or just social, dance is an art form that utilizes movement of the body through space.
I can sell my house, the things I make, and the services I provide. So why can't I sell one of my kidneys?
For the ancient Greeks, sport was an integral part of education. Athletic programs remain in schools today, but there is a growing gap ...
Basketball, an American invention but a world-wide phenomenon, is sometimes characterized as the most athletic and aesthetic of sports. What makes a sport interesting?
What can we learn from baseball? Are the passions we have for our baseball teams and heroes irrational?
Once upon a time, student athletes were students first, athletes second; the Olympics was about amateurism and the pursuit of exce...
Figure skating is athletic and beautiful. How about a bone-crunching tackle? Or a spikes-high slide into second?
Be it rhythmic or shuffling, athletic or pedestrian, erotic or just social, dance is an art form that utilizes movement of the body through space.
I can sell my house, the things I make, and the services I provide. So why can't I sell one of my kidneys?
Comments (4)
Harold G. Neuman
Monday, August 27, 2018 -- 10:52 AM
The answer to your firstThe answer to your first question is: yes. All the way back to early Greece and Rome, the mind-body connection was recognized as an inseparable part of lives well lived. Another example of this follows the martial arts regimen of Kung-Fu masters and others seemingly capable of almost super-human feats. All of this was geared towards integration of mind and body (the cheesy martial arts movies we may have grown up with were entertaining, but mostly mindlessly so).
To me, calling the antics of modern, highly paid, 'athletes' philosophical is, at best, misplaced. Conscientious refusal (see Rawls) might be better, but this goes more to political dissent than philosophical expression. If this does not clear things up a bit, my regrets. That will mean either readers ARE too attached to modern ideas; too influenced by mass/popular culture; or have no firm notions of where politics and philosophy part company.
Harold G. Neuman
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 -- 12:07 PM
Well. I stand corrected: 166Well. I stand corrected: 166.7% IS possible. Colin Kapernick (sp?) is working for Nike and has received support from the likes of Serena Williams. All of that after losing his football job and becoming a free agent. Conservatives are livid. And, I imagine our presidente is losing some sleep over the whole matter, while others are gleefully cracking new jokes and Colin is laughing, all the way to the bank. On page 568 of John Rawls' book, A Theory of Justice, he assesses the mutually exclusive nature of the egoist vs, the 'just man'. It is poignant rebuke---one supporters of egoists generally might profit from. Is Trump the egoist, while Colin is the 'just man'? Decide for yourselves. Deliberative rationality is not yet dead.
Harold G. Neuman
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 -- 3:25 PM
Tried to say something moreTried to say something more about Laura's 2015 (?) post on perception, etc. Seems my comments were not registered. Perhaps no one's will be. Here it is then, succinctly and applicable to many aspects of our amazingly modern world. You may quote me, if you wish. (I've got a million of em'): WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE TAUGHT; WE ARE WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED. Pretty simple. 2015 was a long time ago. Just saying ... (emphasis could be added on 'know', 'taught', 'are', and 'learned'.---I don't know how to do that.)
Laura Maguire
Thursday, September 13, 2018 -- 7:36 AM
The comments section wasThe comments section was closed on that blog for some reason, but they have been opened again, so you can add your comment there if you like. Thanks for letting us know of the problem!