The Laws is Plato’s last book. Its dialogue is set in Crete and led by an Athenian who is never identified. He converses with a citizen from Sparta and a politician from Crete. The politician has been given the authority to create laws for a new colony, so he asks the Athenian for advice, and […]
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From National Post, during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: International tensions spilled into competition on Friday when an Egyptian judoka refused to shake his Israeli competitor’s hand following their bout at the Rio Olympics. Or Sasson stepped forward to shake Islam El Shehaby’s hand after defeating the Egyptian fighter, but El
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The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “Let me brag a bit. In high school I was a pretty good at tennis. Now, many years later, I am an occasional weekend player who has somehow acquired the stamina (and the knees) of a middle-aged man. “But I still have this recurring fantasy that I
On April 25, Rockford University is hosting the Third Annual Sports Studies Symposium. The symposium is organized by Professor Shawn Klein (Philosophy) and Professor Michael Perry (English) and is free and open to all students, faculty, and the general public. More information at the Sports Ethicist site.
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I was interviewed by David Hutzelman on a variety of topics: entrepreneurial ethics, why business ethics should focus on the positive more than the negative, our cultural progress in developing institutions of trust and becoming comfortable with non-traditional social relationships. Here’s Part I of the interview: Update: The full interview is now available. In the
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On my trip home I had a layover in London, and on the flight in our plane did a scenic circuit of London’s airspace while waiting for an open runway. I snapped this shot of what I think is the Olympic stadium area. It looks similar to this Google maps satellite shot. Can anyone confirm?
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Professors Shawn Klein and Michael Perry — my colleagues in Philosophy and English Literature — are co-hosting the 1st Annual Rockford College Sports Studies Symposium: An interdisciplinary conference on the study of Sport, to be held at Rockford College on April 28, 2012 from 10 am to 2 pm. Panel #1 Chairperson: Shawn E. Klein
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My colleagues Shawn Klein and Michael Perry have issued a Call for Abstracts for the First Annual Rockford College Sports Studies Symposium, an interdisciplinary conference on the study of sport to be held on April 28, 2012 at Rockford College. From the CFA: Whether one is a participant, a casual spectator, a die-hard fan, or
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