Existentialism and football

I read The Onion most everyday, and I know there is at least one other regular reader among our philosophers.  Thought I would share this little ‘philosophical’ story, where the Jacksonville Jaguars forfeited their game after realizing, thanks to the coin toss, that life is meaningless and random.

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My favorite line: Coach Del Rio chewed Taylor out, telling him ‘Quit pondering the inconsequence of being in a universe governed by chaos and just play some football!’

Author: Kleiner

Associate Vice Provost and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Utah State University. I teach across the curriculum, but am most interested in continental philosophy, ancient and medieval philosophy as well as Catholic thought, all of which might be summed up as an interest in the ressourcement tradition (returning in order to make progress). I also enjoy spending time thinking about liberal education and its ends. View all posts by Kleiner