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 * CS47. Philip L. Smith & Fred Goodman ** –//More Than A Game: How Participants Teach and Learn Justice in Elite Sport Cultures//

May 28 Saturday 10:45-11:30 PM HM 148

Our aim is to begin a conversation about the various ways participation in “elite” sport cultures can cultivate social, moral and philosophical understanding that extends beyond the immediate concerns of the game itself. What we mean to emphasize are not only the frequently cited character traits and interpersonal skills commonly associated with sport participation, but also various concepts that have traditionally been associated with Liberal Education. We intend to focus primarily on the concept of justice, the idea that equals should be treated equally and unequals should be treated unequally. We will argue that the critical difference between serious engagement in sport games and similar engagement in non-sport games is that the former require a degree of physical activity that both reflects and influences life outside of these games.

Affiliation/Bio: The Ohio State University, smith.133@osu.edu. Philip L. Smith is a philosopher of education, who has been a member of the Faculty at The Ohio State University since 1972. He has had a long standing interest in progressive education and philosophical issues found in the relationship between education and culture. He has served as Visiting Professor at a number of universities, including Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. Co-presenter: Fred. Goodman, Emeritus Professor, University of Michgan, Ann Arbor. For more info on Fred, please refer to the Conference Committee page of the program.