Football: The Philosophy Behind the Game, by Stephen Mumford
Michael Wheeler enjoys an account of how philosophy can illuminate many aspects of ‘the beautiful game’
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Political Football, by Wyn Grant
Stephen Mumford enjoys a brilliant analysis of what has gone wrong with the world’s most popular sport, which is less convincing on solutions
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What are academics looking forward to about returning to campus?
As vaccination programmes offer the prospect of a return to physical teaching, what aspects of their pre-pandemic life will academics most heartily re-embrace (or at least touch elbows with)? And are...
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The Price of Football, by Kieran Maguire
Stephen Mumford puts his head to the business factors and fantasy finances at the heart of the beautiful game
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No bats or cats?
Philosopher Stephen Mumford (“The truth is out there”, Features, 29 June) is concerned about practical relevance in his subject, yet his “metaphysics of absences” seems limited to one room that lacks...