AUTHOR'S BIO
Elemer Hankiss
Professor, Institute of Sociology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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Football and Philosophy
Elemer Hankiss Series: The Worldly Philosophers 2002-06-21Gooooal!!! Heavenly bliss, or hellish pain, depending on which team has scored: ours, or theirs. How can the trajectory of a ball cause so much pain or bliss? For weeks I have sat at my television watching the World Cup. My wife threatens me with divorce and other disciplinary measures. What is the source of this attraction, this magic? ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 14080
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Football and Philosophy
Elemer Hankiss Series: The World in Words 1998-07-07BUDAPEST: Gooooal!!! -- Heavenly bliss, or hellish pain, depending on which team has scored: ours, or theirs. How can the trajectory of a ball cause so much pain or bliss? For three weeks I have been sitting at my television watching the matches of the World Cup. My wife has threatened me with divorce and other disciplinary measures. What is the source of this attraction, this magic? ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 4205
