Laurence Halsted is a two-time Olympian who, after retirement from sport, became involved in The True Athlete Project which works towards addressing the pressing problems in sport – bullying, mental health issues, suffering – and reimagining sport as a force for good. He shared thoughts on his journey and the work being done in theContinue reading “Laurence Halsted: The True Athlete Project (TAP) – Towards a More Compassionate World Through Sport”
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Michael Tremblay (Pt2) | Stoicism | Mixed Martial Arts | Sport Philosophy | Virtue
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/tremblay2/ In their writings, Stoic philosophers have many references to sport. But how did the Stoics think about happiness, good life and meaningful life? What role might sport have in all this? How can we cultivate stoic virtues when we are practising sport? This is the second part of our episode with Michael Tremblay. InContinue reading “Michael Tremblay (Pt2) | Stoicism | Mixed Martial Arts | Sport Philosophy | Virtue”
Michael Tremblay (Pt1) | Stoicism | Sport Philosophy | Virtue | Martial Arts
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/tremblay/ In their writings, Stoic philosophers have many references to sport. But how did the Stoics think about a good life and a meaningful life? What role might sport have in all this? And most importantly: How can we cultivate stoic virtues when we are practising sport? The first part of our episode with MichaelContinue reading “Michael Tremblay (Pt1) | Stoicism | Sport Philosophy | Virtue | Martial Arts”