Monthly Archives: August 2021

August 29, 2021 · 9:39 pm

Examined Sport: Stephen Finn, “In Defense of the Playoff System”

In this episode of Examined Sport, I look at Stephen Finn’s article “In Defense of the Playoff System” (Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2009). In this article, Finn sets out first to challenge critiques of the playoff system from Nicholas Dixon and William Morgan, and then to offer his positive defense of the playoff system.

Subscribe on iTunes:

Available where ever you get podcasts, including Amazon Music and Spotify.

Listen Here

You Tube: Watch Here

Call for Session Proposals: IAPS @ APA 2022

I am seeking proposals for the IAPS affiliated group session at the 2022 Pacific APA. It is set to take place in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 13-16, 2022

I am looking for either a proposal to present a paper or a proposal for a set of thematically connected papers.

Any topic within philosophy of sport is welcomed.

What I need for the proposal:

Name and institutional affiliation
CV
Paper title & short abstract
Deadline: Sept 30^th, 2021

If you are proposing a theme:

Names and institutional affiliations of each participant
CVs of each participant
Paper titles & short abstracts for each paper as part of the theme.
Deadline: Sept 30^th, 2021

All presenters will need to be IAPS members. (Joining is easy: iaps.net)

Also, if you are planning on attending the Pacific APA and are willing to provide comments to any of the potential papers, please contact me.

Please send proposals by Sept 30^th to Shawn Klein: sklein at asu.edu

Thanks!

Examined Sport: Pam Sailors, “Mixed Competition and Mixed Messages”

In this episode of Examined Sport, I look at Pam Sailors’ “Mixed Competition and Mixed Messages.” Sailors takes up the question of sex segregation in sport by critiquing Jane English’s 1978 “Sex Equality in Sport”. Sailors then discusses how to deal with the complexity of gender in sport and how best to structure competitions.

Subscribe on iTunes:

Available where ever you get podcasts, including Amazon Music and Spotify.

Listen Here

You Tube: Watch Here