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The joint EAPS / BPSA philosophy of sport conference will take place in KU Leuven (Belgium) from March 30th to April 1st! There is still time to register for those interested in attending. Full details below: faber.kuleuven.be/nl/lll/aanbod/…

Join the British Philosophy of Sport Association as we continue our 2023 online seminar series on Thursday, March 16th (3pm UK time) with Prof. Jim Parry (Charles University, Prague), who will present: "On Teaching the Philosophy of Sport: Challenges and Techniques".

Ryutaro Ichihara: 'Why Do Some Athletes Stop Being Athletes? A Phenomenological Critique of Sport as Entertainment in Relation to Western Sport and Japanese Budo'

The British Philosophy of Sport Association congratulates our McNamee Student Essay Prize winners Gordon Birse (Swansea University) and Ryutaro Ichihara (California State University, Fullerton). Both of these deserving scholars presented their works to us today (titles below).

Gordon Birse: 'Did Suits Refute Wittgenstein on Game Definitions?' and 'Does Suits Have a Coherent Project?'

The British Philosophy of Sport Association continues its 2022/2023 online seminar series today, January 18th (3pm UK time) with Prof. John Russell (Langara College, Canada), speaking on of the topic of "Boredom in Sport and Games". All current BPSA members are welcome to attend!

A combined annual conference for the European Association for the Philosophy of Sport and the British Philosophy of Sport Association will take place from Mar. 30--Apr. 1, 2023 at KU Leuven. Deadline for abstract submissions is Jan. 15, 2023. Full details: philosophyofsport.org.uk/events/

The British Philosophy of Sport Association continues its 2022/2023 online seminar series on December 14th (3pm UK time) with Prof. Nicholas Dixon (Alma College, USA), speaking on of the topic of "Immoral Attitudes in Sport". All current BPSA members are welcome to attend.

The European Association for the Philosophy of Sport, in association with @BritPhilofSport, invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 2023 EAPS/BPSA conference. March 30th - April 1st, 2023, in KU Leuven, Belgium.

The British Philosophy of Sport Association continues its 2022/2023 online seminar series on November 30th (3pm UK time) with Prof. Irena Martinkova (Charles University, Prague), presenting on: "Ultra Open Water Swimming--A Unisex Sport?"

The British Philosophy of Sport Association continues its 2022/2023 online seminar series today, October 12th (3pm UK time). Prof. Tamba Nlandu (John Carroll University, USA) will be speaking on "The Arguments for In-Game Referee Assistance Technology (IGRAT) Revisited".

New book! ‘Return of the Grasshopper’- In this sequel to Bernard Suits’ classic work The Grasshopper, published in full for the first time, Suits explores philosophical questions such as the value of sport and games, and their relationship to the good life tinyurl.com/584ctsj9

BPSA President J.W. Devine analyses the 'sporting greatness' of Roger Federer in The Conversation: theconversation.com/roger-federer-…

The tentative schedule for the rest of our series of talks can be found on our homepage: philosophyofsport.org.uk/seminars/

The British Philosophy of Sport Association will begin its 2022-2023 online seminar series on 21 September (3pm UK time) with Prof. Paul Gaffney (St John’s University, USA) presenting his paper, ‘A Defense of Formalism’. Queries should be directed to: j.w.devine@swansea.ac.uk

The Winner and Runner-up will be invited to present their essays at a BPSA online work-in-progress seminar in February 2023!

Commendations x 3 – each of the three commended essays will receive £100 cash + £50 Routledge voucher

The BPSA is still accepting entries for its McNamee Student Essay Prize until Oct. 3rd, 2022! Winner receives 500 GBP, a 50 GBP book voucher, and a chance to present their work. For full details, see our website: philosophyofsport.org.uk/call-for-paper…

Full paper titles: Andreas-Johann Sorger (London School of Economics) – ‘Cricket and Colonialism: A Jamesian Challenge to Internalist Accounts of Sport’ Gordon Birse (Swansea) – ‘Did Suits Refute Wittgenstein on Game Definitions? A Missed Encounter’

BPSA's final Work-in-Progress seminar of this academic year will take place on Wednesday, June 22nd, 3-4pm (UK time) via Zoom. BPSA Student Abstract Competition winners Andreas-Johann Sorger (London School of Economics) and Gordon Birse (Swansea) will both deliver papers.