Comments on: Philosophy of Soccer? http://philosophyonthemesa.com/2008/06/25/philosophy-of-soccer/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: philagon http://philosophyonthemesa.com/2008/06/25/philosophy-of-soccer/#comment-1517 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:05:04 +0000 http://philosophyonthemesa.wordpress.com/?p=142#comment-1517 Although I am a sports fan, I believe that sports, because of competition and regional affiliation, tend to foster tribalism. I don’t think that soccer has fostered a universal language among euro-cities; the violence and acrimony between the fans of different teams demonstrates that well enough.

Now maybe if an interesting spectator sport could be invented in which there were no teams……

]]> By: Paul Moloney http://philosophyonthemesa.com/2008/06/25/philosophy-of-soccer/#comment-1516 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:37:43 +0000 http://philosophyonthemesa.wordpress.com/?p=142#comment-1516 It would seem that even driving a car would involve analytical and emotional thinking. Doubtless, though, positive things can be said about soccer, as well as any other sport. Because negative things can also be said about soccer, it seems that soccer in itself is neither morally good or evil. Sports can be a reasonable form of leisure or entertainment. Some people are reasonable about watching a game, while others are unreasonable. The negative or positive aspects of a sport can be attributed to the kinds of people involved.

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