Javi Lopez Frias
@javierlopez.bsky.social
Assistant Professor.
Kinesiology and Health Science State, Utah State.
President of the Spanish Association for the Philosophy of Sport.
Views are mine.
Kinesiology and Health Science State, Utah State.
President of the Spanish Association for the Philosophy of Sport.
Views are mine.
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We may be wondering what "democracy" means today.
This is simple analysis:
philvideos.org/video/1766/p...
We may also go back in time to listen a short video of a young Noam Chomsky
(philvideos.org/video/2022/n...)
or a longer video on Chomsky's manufacturing consent
philvideos.org/video/802/ma...
This is simple analysis:
philvideos.org/video/1766/p...
We may also go back in time to listen a short video of a young Noam Chomsky
(philvideos.org/video/2022/n...)
or a longer video on Chomsky's manufacturing consent
philvideos.org/video/802/ma...
PHILOSOPHY - DEMOCRACY 14: Deliberative Democracy
In this Wireless Philosophy video, Geoff Pynn (Elgin Community College) examines the idea known as d...
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January 17, 2026 at 9:33 PM
We may be wondering what "democracy" means today.
This is simple analysis:
philvideos.org/video/1766/p...
We may also go back in time to listen a short video of a young Noam Chomsky
(philvideos.org/video/2022/n...)
or a longer video on Chomsky's manufacturing consent
philvideos.org/video/802/ma...
This is simple analysis:
philvideos.org/video/1766/p...
We may also go back in time to listen a short video of a young Noam Chomsky
(philvideos.org/video/2022/n...)
or a longer video on Chomsky's manufacturing consent
philvideos.org/video/802/ma...
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A natural way to regulate sports betting is to ban prop bets.
Unfortunately, the main kind of bet that people make on football and basketball games is a prop bet. That's why the recurring scandals are point-shaving not match-fixing.
Unfortunately, the main kind of bet that people make on football and basketball games is a prop bet. That's why the recurring scandals are point-shaving not match-fixing.
Many college players among dozens charged in point-shaving plot
A college basketball point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 players on 17 teams resulted in dozens of games in the previous two seasons being fixed by a gambling ring that included a former NBA p...
www.espn.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:57 AM
A natural way to regulate sports betting is to ban prop bets.
Unfortunately, the main kind of bet that people make on football and basketball games is a prop bet. That's why the recurring scandals are point-shaving not match-fixing.
Unfortunately, the main kind of bet that people make on football and basketball games is a prop bet. That's why the recurring scandals are point-shaving not match-fixing.
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Once again, Multi-Club Ownership shows why it's a danger to the integrity of football.
The owner of Strasbourg made a decision that will negatively impact it, to benefit its other club which it sees as the priority, Chelsea FC. 1/3
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
The owner of Strasbourg made a decision that will negatively impact it, to benefit its other club which it sees as the priority, Chelsea FC. 1/3
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
‘I’d be prouder to be mid-table with our own values than ...
Politician Éric Coquerel claims that Strasbourg are now a “vassal” of the west Londoners
observer.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Once again, Multi-Club Ownership shows why it's a danger to the integrity of football.
The owner of Strasbourg made a decision that will negatively impact it, to benefit its other club which it sees as the priority, Chelsea FC. 1/3
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
The owner of Strasbourg made a decision that will negatively impact it, to benefit its other club which it sees as the priority, Chelsea FC. 1/3
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
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Let the FUN begin!
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Let the FUN begin!
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Check out our latest issue, which examines sociologist Hartmut Rosa’s work to stimulate philosophical reflection on sport: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsep20/2...
#PhilSky #SportPhil
#PhilSky #SportPhil
Sport, Ethics and Philosophy
Hartmut Rosa as a sport philosopher? Resonance, alienation and acceleration in sport contexts. Volume 20, Issue 1 of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy
www.tandfonline.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Check out our latest issue, which examines sociologist Hartmut Rosa’s work to stimulate philosophical reflection on sport: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsep20/2...
#PhilSky #SportPhil
#PhilSky #SportPhil
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You sweat in your basement for years writing a book, working that nobody will ever read it - or that they will think you are a complete raving idiot, but then you read an astonishing, soul-warming, got-everything review like this and suddenly you feel like your whole life is not actually a waste.
I have a new review in @theguardian.com today, & contrived to write it in such a way they illustrated it with Mario Odyssey. Very happy. It's of C Thi Nguyen's new nonfiction The Score - an excellent game-related book that... well, just read the review:
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
The Score by C Thi Nguyen review – a brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life
From Duolingo to GDP, how an obsession with keeping score can subtly undermine human flourishing
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
You sweat in your basement for years writing a book, working that nobody will ever read it - or that they will think you are a complete raving idiot, but then you read an astonishing, soul-warming, got-everything review like this and suddenly you feel like your whole life is not actually a waste.
El Madrid jugandole al Barcelona al estilo Osasuna, Getafe... Tener tanto talento para jugar así...
January 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
El Madrid jugandole al Barcelona al estilo Osasuna, Getafe... Tener tanto talento para jugar así...
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As sports economists predicted, paying the players would make college sports more competitive!
Ole Miss. Indiana. Miami. Oregon. Sweeping changes to college football were supposed to make the sport’s historic powers more powerful. But as the CFP semifinal matchups show, something else happened instead. The latest from @me. www.theringer.com/2026/01/08/c...
College Football’s New World Order
Ole Miss. Indiana. Miami. Oregon. Sweeping changes to college football were supposed to make the sport’s historic powers more powerful. Something else happened instead.
www.theringer.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
As sports economists predicted, paying the players would make college sports more competitive!
No recuerdo un Real Madrid tan terrible desde la época de Juande Ramos, y en ese caso, había excusa por la falta de talento.
January 8, 2026 at 8:57 PM
No recuerdo un Real Madrid tan terrible desde la época de Juande Ramos, y en ese caso, había excusa por la falta de talento.
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College football wanted parity. Instead, it got chaos.
NIL and the transfer portal didn’t just change the sport — it changed who can win. And this CFP final four is the clearest proof yet.
NIL and the transfer portal didn’t just change the sport — it changed who can win. And this CFP final four is the clearest proof yet.
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
College football wanted parity. Instead, it got chaos.
NIL and the transfer portal didn’t just change the sport — it changed who can win. And this CFP final four is the clearest proof yet.
NIL and the transfer portal didn’t just change the sport — it changed who can win. And this CFP final four is the clearest proof yet.
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Call for Submissions: special issue on Sport, Meaning, and Religion for @sportethicsandphil.bsky.social, edited by @aldohouterman.bsky.social, Hanna Vandenbussche , and @sabinewolsink.bsky.social: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
#sports #meaning #religion #theology #philosophy
#sports #meaning #religion #theology #philosophy
Sport, meaning and religion
Explore the religious and secular meanings of sport in contemporary society
think.taylorandfrancis.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Call for Submissions: special issue on Sport, Meaning, and Religion for @sportethicsandphil.bsky.social, edited by @aldohouterman.bsky.social, Hanna Vandenbussche , and @sabinewolsink.bsky.social: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
#sports #meaning #religion #theology #philosophy
#sports #meaning #religion #theology #philosophy
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I am very excited for this as well! Sign up and join us! 👇
I’m super excited to discuss the new translation of Günther Anders with @morbuscriticus.bsky.social Chris Müller and @elkeschwarz.bsky.social
Monday, March 2, 2026
2:30pm ET
7:30pm UK
8:30pm DE
sign up!
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Monday, March 2, 2026
2:30pm ET
7:30pm UK
8:30pm DE
sign up!
www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/are-w...
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 AM
I am very excited for this as well! Sign up and join us! 👇
Columna de opinión excelentemente escrita y tirada por el bueno de Alberto Barbero en @marca.com.web.brid.gy www.marca.com/futbol/super...
Querido Iñaki: la guerra está perdida
Sobran los motivos, por Alberto R. Barbero
www.marca.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Columna de opinión excelentemente escrita y tirada por el bueno de Alberto Barbero en @marca.com.web.brid.gy www.marca.com/futbol/super...
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A new episode of Future Histories!
This time I talk to Kim Stanley Robinson about Real Utopian Futures.
Full episode here: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...
#FutureHistories #Podcast
This time I talk to Kim Stanley Robinson about Real Utopian Futures.
Full episode here: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...
#FutureHistories #Podcast
January 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
A new episode of Future Histories!
This time I talk to Kim Stanley Robinson about Real Utopian Futures.
Full episode here: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...
#FutureHistories #Podcast
This time I talk to Kim Stanley Robinson about Real Utopian Futures.
Full episode here: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...
#FutureHistories #Podcast
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Man City have spent more than £500m pounds on new talent since being charged with more than 100 Premier League rule breaches. As another window opens, they’re poised to add another top talent, and still there is no ruling. Shames the Premier League how long it’s taken. Man City deny the allegations
December 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Man City have spent more than £500m pounds on new talent since being charged with more than 100 Premier League rule breaches. As another window opens, they’re poised to add another top talent, and still there is no ruling. Shames the Premier League how long it’s taken. Man City deny the allegations
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What does it mean to be “normal”? | https://iai.tv/video/the-normal-and-the-abnormal
Join Rose Cartwright, Frank Tallis, Dinesh Bhugra, and Bhessel van der Kolk as they discuss the increasingly divisive subject of how we should approach and treat mental disorders.
#philsci 🧪 #socsky
Join Rose Cartwright, Frank Tallis, Dinesh Bhugra, and Bhessel van der Kolk as they discuss the increasingly divisive subject of how we should approach and treat mental disorders.
#philsci 🧪 #socsky
The normal and the abnormal
We often judge mental health and disorder against a benchmark of what it is to be 'normal'. Critics argue though that this is a dangerous approach and what is normal is unknown. Cultures have often us...
iai.tv
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
What does it mean to be “normal”? | https://iai.tv/video/the-normal-and-the-abnormal
Join Rose Cartwright, Frank Tallis, Dinesh Bhugra, and Bhessel van der Kolk as they discuss the increasingly divisive subject of how we should approach and treat mental disorders.
#philsci 🧪 #socsky
Join Rose Cartwright, Frank Tallis, Dinesh Bhugra, and Bhessel van der Kolk as they discuss the increasingly divisive subject of how we should approach and treat mental disorders.
#philsci 🧪 #socsky
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Long throws, set pieces, dead balls... the NFL-ization of the EPL is happening in front of our eyes.
Is this a bad thing?
📝 for The Ringer (my debut)
Is this a bad thing?
📝 for The Ringer (my debut)
The NFL-ization of the Premier League
Rehearsed corner-kick routines, punts from deep, deep throws launched from the sideline. Football is resembling another type of football more and more.
www.theringer.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Long throws, set pieces, dead balls... the NFL-ization of the EPL is happening in front of our eyes.
Is this a bad thing?
📝 for The Ringer (my debut)
Is this a bad thing?
📝 for The Ringer (my debut)
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Out now: the e-book version of *Contemporary Debates in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence*, co-edited by me, Atoosa Kasirzadeh @atoosakz.bsky.social & John Zerilli. Print version out on Jan 21: www.amazon.com/Contemporary... #aiethics #philosophy
December 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Out now: the e-book version of *Contemporary Debates in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence*, co-edited by me, Atoosa Kasirzadeh @atoosakz.bsky.social & John Zerilli. Print version out on Jan 21: www.amazon.com/Contemporary... #aiethics #philosophy
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‼️From Matthew Lindauer:
The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts
The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts
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December 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
‼️From Matthew Lindauer:
The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts
The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts
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An integral part of the writing process is doing the laundry, tackling the sentimental-trinkets drawer, cleaning windows, etc. It takes time, it's hard (invisible) work.
One of the recurring arguments I see made is “Writing is the best part! If you don’t like writing, don’t be a writer!”
Sometimes it is! Sometimes it’s pure unadulterated glee!
And sometimes I clean my house and repot my cactus to avoid it!
Sometimes it is! Sometimes it’s pure unadulterated glee!
And sometimes I clean my house and repot my cactus to avoid it!
December 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
An integral part of the writing process is doing the laundry, tackling the sentimental-trinkets drawer, cleaning windows, etc. It takes time, it's hard (invisible) work.
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Eduardo Mendieta on December 17, 2025. Professor Mendieta was scheduled to join our Center as a research fellow next summer. We mourn the loss of an outstanding philosopher and colleague. www.shookscedargrove.com/obituaries/E...
December 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Eduardo Mendieta on December 17, 2025. Professor Mendieta was scheduled to join our Center as a research fellow next summer. We mourn the loss of an outstanding philosopher and colleague. www.shookscedargrove.com/obituaries/E...
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Dear #PhilSky,
We are seeking established international scholars to join @westernu.ca and @rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social y.bsky.social.
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
Philosophers of technology (including AI), health, and other areas (see link) are welcome. Please share widely + DM if interested!
We are seeking established international scholars to join @westernu.ca and @rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social y.bsky.social.
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
Philosophers of technology (including AI), health, and other areas (see link) are welcome. Please share widely + DM if interested!
Canada-Impact-Plus - Research - Western University
www.uwo.ca
December 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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JOB: 1–2 PhD Positions in Philosophy | Uppsala University (Sweden) www.uu.se/en/about-uu/... #philosophy #job #PhilosophySky #philsky
1–2 PhD Positions in Philosophy - Uppsala University
1–2 PhD Positions in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University
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December 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
JOB: 1–2 PhD Positions in Philosophy | Uppsala University (Sweden) www.uu.se/en/about-uu/... #philosophy #job #PhilosophySky #philsky