Jake Wojtowicz
@jakewojtowicz.bsky.social
Philosopher of regret, sport, sometimes both.
(Tweets represent only my own opinion)
Portrait by http://instagram.com/vanessa.brassey
(Tweets represent only my own opinion)
Portrait by http://instagram.com/vanessa.brassey
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Why It's OK to Be a Sports Fan | Alfred Archer, Jake Wojtowicz | Taylo
This book offers readers a pitch-side view of the ethics of fandom. Its accessible six chapters are aimed both at true sports fans whose conscience may be
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Why It's OK to Be a Sports Fan is now available open access! You can still buy a physical copy, if you'd like, but now you can download it for free (permanently)!
Impressed by this Frenchman's 28 hour days.
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Impressed by this Frenchman's 28 hour days.
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BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
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What does it mean to be a member of a fan community, and why does this matter? Preprint up on PhilPapers:
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Jake Wojtowicz, Fandom and Community - PhilPapers
This is preprint version of a chapter forthcoming in The Oxford Handbook of Sports Ethics, Thomas Søbirk Petersen, Sebastian Holmen, Jesper Ryberg (eds). New York, Oxford University press This chapter...
philpapers.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
What does it mean to be a member of a fan community, and why does this matter? Preprint up on PhilPapers:
philpapers.org/rec/WOJFAC
philpapers.org/rec/WOJFAC
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Latest papers: Jake Wojtowicz, Alfred Archer & Kyle Fruh sketch the similarities between fandom and fanaticism and argue that sports fandom is often a form of fanaticism in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951...
May 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Latest papers: Jake Wojtowicz, Alfred Archer & Kyle Fruh sketch the similarities between fandom and fanaticism and argue that sports fandom is often a form of fanaticism in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951...
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My word but the BBC used to make some really good programmes. Here on the BBC iPlayer you can get Bryan Magee's 1987 'The Great Philosophers' series, where you can (as I currently am doing) watch Sydney Morgenbesser talking about Peirce, James and Dewey.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Great Philosophers - Series 1: 13. The American Pragmatists
Bryan Magee and Sidney Morgenbesser discuss the work of the American pragmatists CS Peirce, John Dewey and William James.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My word but the BBC used to make some really good programmes. Here on the BBC iPlayer you can get Bryan Magee's 1987 'The Great Philosophers' series, where you can (as I currently am doing) watch Sydney Morgenbesser talking about Peirce, James and Dewey.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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The London Business School might want to rethink the name of this course.
www.london.edu/executive-ed...
www.london.edu/executive-ed...
October 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The London Business School might want to rethink the name of this course.
www.london.edu/executive-ed...
www.london.edu/executive-ed...
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I am an avid sports jersey collector. What is the favorite jersey in YOUR collection? Please include pic!
October 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I am an avid sports jersey collector. What is the favorite jersey in YOUR collection? Please include pic!
Vertical queueing at the market is a disgrace. Bring back civility.
October 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Vertical queueing at the market is a disgrace. Bring back civility.
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So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.
It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.
It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.
October 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.
It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.
It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.
A little odd to be in an anthology next to Barack Obama. I'm sure he feels honoured.
October 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A little odd to be in an anthology next to Barack Obama. I'm sure he feels honoured.
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It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.
October 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.
I see two big differences between this and sportswashing:
1. We *love* and also root for sports teams, tournaments have a historical mythos about them. I don't think that quite translates.
2. Video games are way more interactive.
Interested to hear more.
theconversation.com/what-saudi-a...
1. We *love* and also root for sports teams, tournaments have a historical mythos about them. I don't think that quite translates.
2. Video games are way more interactive.
Interested to hear more.
theconversation.com/what-saudi-a...
What Saudi Arabia’s role in the Electronic Arts buyout tells us about image, power and ‘game-washing’
The video game company is being acquired for a record-breaking US$55 billion. Despite being named ‘The Worst Company in America’, why is it so in-demand?
theconversation.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I see two big differences between this and sportswashing:
1. We *love* and also root for sports teams, tournaments have a historical mythos about them. I don't think that quite translates.
2. Video games are way more interactive.
Interested to hear more.
theconversation.com/what-saudi-a...
1. We *love* and also root for sports teams, tournaments have a historical mythos about them. I don't think that quite translates.
2. Video games are way more interactive.
Interested to hear more.
theconversation.com/what-saudi-a...
Another classic at Daily Nous. Someone does point out that this first comment was likely a joke..
October 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Another classic at Daily Nous. Someone does point out that this first comment was likely a joke..
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My review of Paddy McQueen's excellent "Regret" is out in Ethics
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
McQueen, Paddy. Regret. Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 296. $95.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1
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September 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My review of Paddy McQueen's excellent "Regret" is out in Ethics
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
My review of Paddy McQueen's excellent "Regret" is out in Ethics
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
McQueen, Paddy. Regret. Oxford University Press, 2024. Pp. 296. $95.00 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 1
www.journals.uchicago.edu
September 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My review of Paddy McQueen's excellent "Regret" is out in Ethics
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Having an open access book is so helpful for teaching. I can set my own stuff without feeling like I'm doing it for evil reasons (the massive amounts of money I get whenever anyone buys a copy)
September 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Having an open access book is so helpful for teaching. I can set my own stuff without feeling like I'm doing it for evil reasons (the massive amounts of money I get whenever anyone buys a copy)
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Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.
September 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.
Why are they advertising this as "FIFA" tickets. It's the World Cup!
September 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Why are they advertising this as "FIFA" tickets. It's the World Cup!
Watching a Swindon episode of Come Dine with Me. Painful.
September 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Watching a Swindon episode of Come Dine with Me. Painful.
What does it mean to be a member of a fan community, and why does this matter? Preprint up on PhilPapers:
philpapers.org/rec/WOJFAC
philpapers.org/rec/WOJFAC
Jake Wojtowicz, Fandom and Community - PhilPapers
This is preprint version of a chapter forthcoming in The Oxford Handbook of Sports Ethics, Thomas Søbirk Petersen, Sebastian Holmen, Jesper Ryberg (eds). New York, Oxford University press This chapter...
philpapers.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
What does it mean to be a member of a fan community, and why does this matter? Preprint up on PhilPapers:
philpapers.org/rec/WOJFAC
philpapers.org/rec/WOJFAC
JCrew really wants me to buy their new rollneck. They don't even know I'm a philosopher!
September 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
JCrew really wants me to buy their new rollneck. They don't even know I'm a philosopher!
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From one of those academic coach types on LinkedIn. Infuriating mess of buzzwords without any real content. A false promise of a different form of success. What the fuck is a self-directed academic? (In a stable role)
September 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
From one of those academic coach types on LinkedIn. Infuriating mess of buzzwords without any real content. A false promise of a different form of success. What the fuck is a self-directed academic? (In a stable role)
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The American Folklife Center announces the launch of the Bodkin Lectures Resource Guide, providing hundreds of hours of world class lectures on folklore, free to use and download for teaching purposes: blogs.loc.gov/folklife/202... #folklore #folkloring #learningfolklore #folklorestudies
New Resource Guide Highlights the American Folklife Center’s Botkin Lecture Series | Folklife Today
The American Folklife Center is excited to announce the launch of its new, easy-to-use Botkin Lecture Resource Guide, which gives users direct access to hundreds of hours of world-class lectures on fo...
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September 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The American Folklife Center announces the launch of the Bodkin Lectures Resource Guide, providing hundreds of hours of world class lectures on folklore, free to use and download for teaching purposes: blogs.loc.gov/folklife/202... #folklore #folkloring #learningfolklore #folklorestudies
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Our Chair @mmmccabe.bsky.social writes on @theguardian.com about the equalising power of philosophy in prisons when done in conversation www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Equalising effect of philosophy in prisons | Letters
Letter: Mary Margaret McCabe says philosophy can be done just by conversation, to include those with high levels of education and those who have little
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September 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Our Chair @mmmccabe.bsky.social writes on @theguardian.com about the equalising power of philosophy in prisons when done in conversation www.theguardian.com/education/20...