tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060841334850880231.post6999045581899577810..comments2024-03-13T02:15:59.397-07:00Comments on Philosophy of Sport: Philosophy of Sport: A Short Introduction Part 1: History & MetaphysicsMike Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489700864050607425noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060841334850880231.post-73388644638535075772014-07-07T17:22:57.247-07:002014-07-07T17:22:57.247-07:00I see a problem with the definition of sport as &q...I see a problem with the definition of sport as "voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles"; there are many human activities that cannot be considered as sports, but they are "voluntary attempts to overcome unnecessary obstacles", such as chess, video games, etc. That's a good definition of a game, but sports and games are not the same.Salvador D. Escobedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10786900451339273001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060841334850880231.post-8292074079828077182010-06-14T08:05:14.207-07:002010-06-14T08:05:14.207-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060841334850880231.post-26108830050620077692010-06-09T08:39:46.831-07:002010-06-09T08:39:46.831-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564343713297076273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060841334850880231.post-25786631833759918912009-02-10T22:39:00.000-08:002009-02-10T22:39:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060841334850880231.post-43372966050960313122009-02-06T00:13:00.000-08:002009-02-06T00:13:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060841334850880231.post-64217240330355960692008-04-14T11:34:00.000-07:002008-04-14T11:34:00.000-07:00I like Suits' definion of a game as a “voluntary a...I like Suits' definion of a game as a “voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles.” Something that I find very interesting and valuable about sport is the variety of excellences, so to speak, that it makes possible. The type of physical excellence and athletic skill required to play tennis on a clay court is much different that the excellence and skill displayed by figure skaters or football/soccer players. Of course, these differences are also aesthetic in nature, insofar as we find one type of beauty in a well-run 1500m race, and another in a Greco-Roman wrestling match. The presence and endurance of sport in many societies seems to reveal a lot about human nature and its quest for excellence and beauty, and our desire for new and interesting expressions of both. The obstacles are unnecessary, but what they lead to are things that we seem to need--excellence and beauty.Mike Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489700864050607425noreply@blogger.com