IAPS Newsletter The Official Newsletter of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport October, 2008

In this issue,

Editor’s Note:  Please read and respond to the following:

1. President's Message

2. Secretary's Message including information on the 2008 IAPS Conference

3. News from Journal of Philosophy of Sport

4. Other News, Announcements

5. About IAPS and Executive Board

President's Message -

Danny Rosenberg

Greetings everyone,

 It is hard to believe that the 2008 IAPS meeting, in conjunction with the JSPSPE, is just a few weeks away in Tokyo. If you have yet to register, please do so. The tentative program looks outstanding and the planned social activities fascinating, both may be viewed at: http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jspspe/iaps/IAPS_2008_Programme.html 

Please note and attend the Annual General Business Meeting at the conference which is scheduled for Sunday, September 14, 11:30 am. Forward me any items you would like to discuss at the meeting.  

Election ballots were sent out recently and the deadline for voting is August 11, 2008. Please be sure to forward your votes to Terry Roberts (terence.roberts@vu.edu.au), Cc to Doug Mclaughlin (douglas.mclaughlin@csun.edu).

I am pleased to announce once again that the 2009 IAPS conference will be held in Seattle, Washington hosted by the Center for the Study of Sport and Exercise, Seattle University. This promises to be an exciting venue and preparations are already underway. Further details will be passed along when they become available. 

Finally, there are planned IAPS sessions for the eastern and central regions of the American Philosophical Association later this year and early next year. More information about these events will be forthcoming.

Enjoy the rest of the summer and hope to see you in Tokyo!

Secretary's Message

Membership News

If you have not already done so, please remember to renew your membership.  Membership dues can now be paid through Human Kinetics online management system.  There are multiple payment options available (credit, phone, fax, or check).  If you have any problems with renewing your membership, please contact me.  Detailed instructions can be found by clicking on the "Join IAPS" link on our website:  www.iaps.net 

The 36th annual conference of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport (IAPS 2008) will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from the 10th through 15th of September 2008, under the auspices of the Japan Society for the Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education. The society will be celebrating its 30th anniversary (JSPSPE 2008) and hold the Research Seminar for Sport Philosophy 2008 (RSSP 2008), together with IAPS 2008.

The venue, the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center (NYC), once utilized as the Olympic Village for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad in Tokyo, 1964. Reconstructions and improvements have been made to provide a better environment for a wide range of activities, such as conferences, lectures, symposiums, meetings of small groups. For more information see:  URL: http://www.soc.nii.ac.jp/jspspe/iaps/

 Nagasaki University

Journal of Philosophy of Sport

News from the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport (John Russell, Editor)

The fall 2008 issue (XXXV, Issue 2) of the journal is in production and members should be receiving their copies shortly. The table of contents is listed below.

Submissions continue at close to the record rate set last year. The editorial board, in particular, deserves the membership's hearty thanks for shouldering this increased work -- and continuing its outstanding work.

I will be consulting with the board about a special topic for the Fall 2009 issue. I am thinking of inviting submissions on the role of technology in sport, which would coincide with a conference on this topic that Gabriela Tymowski, Angela Schneider, and I are currently planning to be held in Vancouver in May or June 2009. However, I would be very pleased to receive suggestions for other topics. More details later.

Contents of Fall 2008 Issue of the JPS: Number XXXV, Issue 2:

Special Section on Bernard Suits on Games, Play, and Sport
Guest Editor: M. Andrew Holowchak

An Impromptu Visit to Rien-à-Faire: A Tribute to Bernard Suits
M. Andrew Holowchak

Some Further Words on Suits on Play
William J. Morgan

Gaming Up Life: Considerations for Game Expansions
R. Scott Kretchmar

The Paper World of Bernard Suits
Allan Back

Good Grasshopping and the Avoidance of Game Spoiling
Deborah Vossen

Articles

Fairness and Performance Enhancement in Sport
Craig Carr

Representing Redskins: The Ethics of Native American Team Names
Peter Lindsay

Review Essays

Ethics, Money, and Sport: This Sporting Mammon
(by A. Walsh and R. Guilianotti)
Reviewed by Carwyn Jones

Presidential Diversions: Presidents at Play from George Washington to George W. Bush
(by Paul F. Boller Jr.)
Reviewed by S.K. Wertz



 

Announcements

THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION, EASTERN DIVISION ONE HUNDRED FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM DECEMBER 27-30, 2008 GROUP PROGRAM MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 2008 GROUP SESSION VIII – 11:15 A.M.-1:15 P.M.

GVIII-3. International Association for the Philosophy of Sport

11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.

Chair: Heather Reid (Morningside College)

Speakers: Stephen Finn (Seattle University) “In Defense of the Playoff System”

M. Andrew Holowchak (Muhlenberg College) “What Really Does It Mean to be the World’s Strongest Man? A Philosophical Investigation of ‘Strength’”

Michael Hunter (Texas Tech University) “Homeruns, Baseball, and the Notion of the Unfair and Unnatural Advantage”

I can also report that two Philosophy of Sport sessions were held at the World Congress of Philosophy July 30-August 5 in Seoul, South Korea.  Both went very well.  Participating IAPS members included me, Bill Morgan, and Takayuki Hata.  Yoshi Hondo organized and moderated the sessions and also promoted the IAPS.

Philosophy of Sport Blog

Announcing a blog that will launch in April 2008, called "Philosophy of Sport"?  Here's the link: http://philosophyandsports.blogspot.com/

The blog is dedicated to news and views related to the philosophical dimensions of sport, and is intended to help raise the profile of philosophy sport in the worldwide philosophical community. Apart from Mike Austin, the contributors include Heather Reid, Milan Hosta, Charlene Weaving, Douglas Hochstetler, and Mark Holowchak, with more to come.

ICSSPE

Dr. Herbert Haag kindly offers all ICSSPE members now the "Dictionary. Sport, Physical Education and Sport Science", edited by Haag, H. & Haag, G. for a special price of EURO 10,00.You can simply order the sport dictionary online at www.sportdictionary.de (ICSSPE Members please indicate your Membership number) or if you require additional information please contact Prof. em. Dr. Herbert Haag at info@sportdictionary.de or call +49.89.997.459.02. The dictionary will then be sent directly to you by surface mail. Allow 1-4 weeks delivery time depending on the region of the world and the speed of your own postal system.

BASES Position on Genetic Testing

 

About IAPS Established in 1972 as the Philosophic Society for the Study of Sport with its name changed in 1999. The purpose of the organization is to stimulate, encourage, and promote study, research, and writing in the philosophy of sporting (and related) activity; to demonstrate the relevance of philosophic thought concerning sport to matters of professional concern; to organize and conduct meetings concerning the philosophy of sport; to issue publications concerning the philosophy of sport; to support and to cooperate with local, national, and international organizations of similar purpose; to affiliate with national and international organizations of similar purpose; and to engender national, regional, and continental affiliates devoted to the philosophic study of sport. Executive Board:  International Association of Philosophy of Sport President:  Danny Rosenberg , danny.rosenberg@brocku.ca Secretary Treasurer: Douglas McLaughlin, douglas.mclaughlin@csun.edu Journal Editor: John Russell, Canada, Jsrussell@shaw.ca Conference Chair:  Alun Hardman, ahardman@uwic.ac.uk Elections Chair: Terrence Roberts, Australia, Terence.Roberts@vu.edu.au Members at Large:  Naofumi Masumoto, Japan, naomasumoto@tmu.ac.jp Heather Reid, USA, reid@morningside.edu Steven Finn, USA,  finns@seattleu.edu Cesar Torres, USA, crtorres@brockport.edu Webmaster:  Emily Ryall,  eryall@glos.ac.uk Newsletter Editor:  Sharon Kay Stoll, USA, sstoll@uidaho.edu