Game definitions often involve tools and rules that a player can manipulate and use to achieve an objective. Although some games change their rules deliberately, they generally remain the same over time. For example, baseball can be played with real baseballs or wiffleballs, or three players can use three bases. In contrast, children’s games are… Continue reading
Day: April 22, 2022
Philosophy of Sports
The term sports was originally derived from the Old French word ‘desport’, meaning leisure or recreation. The oldest English definition of sports dates back to around 1300 and means “anything humans find enjoyable or amusing.” It wasn’t until the mid-1500s, though, that the word came to mean “games that require physical exertion.” Some philosophers have… Continue reading