A Stoic Breviary: Classical Wisdom in Daily Practice

Building upon many years of privately shared thoughts on the real benefits of Stoic Philosophy, Liam Milburn eventually published a selection of Stoic passages that had helped him to live well. They were accompanied by some of his own personal reflections. This blog hopes to continue his mission of encouraging the wisdom of Stoicism in the exercise of everyday life. All the reflections are taken from his notes, from late 1992 to early 2017.

Saturday, November 25, 2017

Stoic Fairness in Sport?

I challenge my own blind loyalty and selfish bias in the following way:

Would I be willing to claim that Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" goal in 1986 was quite literally a volleyball play, AND ALSO be willing to agree that Geoff Hurst's goal against Germany in 1966 didn't actually cross the line? That is my own personal test of fairness and decency in sport.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ccNkksrfls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uhe_l1h3w8

Written in 2002

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Saturday, November 25, 2017

Stoic Fairness in Sport?

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