Just before World War 1, psychologist William James had written a widely read essay arguing that sports was a better, more moral, more rational behaviour – compared with war – as a way to channel patriotism. Besides the obvious difference that military conflicts have a lethality that sports matches usually don’t have, games have definite endings,…
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