Should we have a Philosophy Olympics?
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Someone could moderate the categories and it could run to the end of the current Olympic games and we vote at the conclusion.
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Best Pre-Socratic philosopher
Best Existentialist
Best Enlightenment-Era (17th/18th century) philosopher
Most dangerous philosophy
etc.
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That's OK too, but what I was thinking of is the creative amateur {and pro} philosophers on this forum. What can they come up with in the way of unique and/or controversial philosophical ideas and concepts? Who knows maybe we will create a new branch of philosophy or a heretofore unrecognized philosophical paradigm.To maximize participation, maybe we should keep the categories simple. Something like
Best Pre-Socratic philosopher
Best Existentialist
Best Enlightenment-Era (17th/18th century) philosopher
Most dangerous philosophy
etc.
If there are too many categories it would become unwieldy. After all philosophical concepts and ideas have no limits, so for a contest we would have to set parameters, categories, etc.Nah, widen it to all the branches, so everyone can medal.
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FYI.UniversalAlien wrote:Now that the Olympics is beginning in England it suddenly occurred to me why not an Olympics for intellectuals, a philosophy Olympics? We could have different categories such as what is the best and most interesting philosophical question? What is the most far-out philosophical theory that will stand up to the scrutiny of logic? Who is best at furthering the philosophical concepts of famous classical and modern philosophers? etc., etc.
Someone could moderate the categories and it could run to the end of the current Olympic games and we vote at the conclusion.
It is not England. It is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Here's a matter arising: Censorship.
Olympic ceremony censored by the US.
Of all the things you might expect to be censored I would have thought that the Olympic ceremony would have been the last; a ceremony emphasising respect, love and the unity of humanity. But NBC thought otherwise, and took particular exception to the topic of love.
It is with some pride I think that Star Trek TOS had the first interracial kiss, between Kirk and Uhuru- this did receive a certain amount of censorship in the US, and some stations still hold a ban on that particular episode I am given to understand.
In a similar way the UK gave us the first example on world television of a Lesbian kiss, curtesy of "Brookside". During the Olympic display, during the montage of events and historical happening of the 20thC projected against the House in the middle of the stadium, this kiss appeared from a fleeting sub 2seconds. It is a triumph, although a minor one that this image was broadcast into millions of homes throughout the world, even Saudi-Arabia had this beamed directly into their homes. But obviously this was too progressive, shocking or evil for the free-est country on earth; NBC managed to edit it out to save the shame and horror of their delicate viewers.
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"The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master."
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True, chess is a game and philosophy is not. But in the same way contests are held on aesthetic ratings, such as in say dancing, why not rate philosophical minds on the basis of intellectual creativity? What is the most interesting conceptual view? What is the most interesting question posed? When rated by chosen judges who scores the most points in debate on a chosen topic?A Helical Vim wrote:I'm all for this as long as people don't lose sight of the goal of philosophy.
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Unfortunately, those sports that rely upon judges to determine the winner (as opposed to a sport where there is a clear winner due to scoring/goals/first to complete/etc.) are frequently under fire as not being fair.UniversalAlien wrote:
True, chess is a game and philosophy is not. But in the same way contests are held on aesthetic ratings, such as in say dancing, why not rate philosophical minds on the basis of intellectual creativity? What is the most interesting conceptual view? What is the most interesting question posed? When rated by chosen judges who scores the most points in debate on a chosen topic?
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