Philosophy 2079F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Good Sports, Family Resemblances
6 Apr 2016
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Last class we considered whether the value of sports might be instrumental, found in such things as happiness or desire satisfaction. We discussed the good health effects of physical activity and its effects on mental states, both players and fans. But we worried that this might be missing out on the real value of sports, the pursuit of physical excellence. Aristotle"s ethics and the pursuit of virtue. Aristotle"s account of the good in terms of human flourishing. In order to know what it is for a thing to flourish, we need to know something about that thing. Persons are, for aristotle, creatures of reason, rational animals. What"s good for us must be what"s good for that sort of thing. Our capacities for rational reflection and deliberation are uniquely human. We flourish when we actively exercise these capacities in accordance with virtue.
