Author: Tony Werten
Date: 13:11:09 08/20/02
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On August 20, 2002 at 15:08:13, Dann Corbit wrote: >On August 20, 2002 at 15:02:32, Sune Fischer wrote: > >>On August 20, 2002 at 14:37:10, Russell Reagan wrote: >> >>>On August 20, 2002 at 11:15:37, Sune Fischer wrote: >>> >>>>True, so you also want to give masters to all the fans of football or basket >>>>ball that knows _tons_ of stuff about that? >>> >>>I have heard Universities discuss creating degrees (bachelor degrees) in various >>>sports. If someone can do a master's or PhD thesis related to chess, then there >>>is no reason they couldn't do it on a sport. There are a great deal of strategy >>>and tactical ideas in sports, just like there are in board games. I fail to see >>>why you think this is such a laughable idea. >>> >>>Person A is a genius in programming and chess. This person does his required >>>work, and recieves his master's and/or PhD. >>> >>>Person B is a genius in his sport. This person does the required work. If a >>>university offers a degree in this sport, why shouldn't he recieve a master's or >>>PhD? Just as there have been new ideas in computer chess and chess such as >>>alpha-beta, null-move, etc. and revolutions of opening ideas in chess, the art >>>of attacking, endgame play, and so on, there have been new ideas and schools of >>>thought in sports as well. This sounds to me like a very intellectual subject. >>> >>>Also, I disagree that being a genius at one's sport is all physical. You can >>>look at some of the best players in various sports throughout history, and not >>>all of them were daunting physical specimens. Sure, some players have zero >>>mental game and dominate due to their physical abilities, but even in a physical >>>competition, there is a great amount of strategic and tactical thinking >>>involved. I don't see why someone can't earn a master's degree in "basketball >>>theory" or "basketball science" or whatever. Maybe it's just me though :) >> >>I would say that is stretching it too far: "there is a great amount of strategic >>and tactical thinking involved", but even so then you have to write it down on >>paper and do some research to show that it works, not enough to just have a bit >>of fun in the ballpark ;) >> >>You _can_ get a master in athletics, but you don't have to be good at sports, >>however you need to know alot of theory, how the body works, why does it get >>tired, how do you train it, biorythms etc. That is of course different. >> >>Lot's of people know lots of things about some areas, to get the master you >>write a thesis, with some original input. > >Euclid's "Elements" was completely unoriginal. Just a catalog of existing >ideas. And yet, I think it has value. As does an encyclopedia. :) Tony
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