Fixing the Match (3/3): Fair & Foul Play in Modern Sports - Studium Generale - Tilburg University
Channel: TilburgUniversity
Date: 2022-04-26

During this “Fixing the Match” short lecture series we investigate the truths and untruths surrounding the hot topic of match-fixing. How serious is its threat to the credibility of sports? In this third lecture we gave a philosophical explanation as to why match fixing happens. (English / SG-Certificate*)

Sandra Meeuwsen is director of the 'Erasmus Center for Sport Integrity & Transition' at the Erasmus School of Philosophy, Erasmus University Rotterdam.

She obtained her PhD at the end of 2020 at the Vrije Universiteit of Brussels with a philosophical dissertation on the ontological roots of modern sport. She was also active as a (tri)athlete and trainer-coach herself, after completing her Master's degree in Philosophy at Radboud University Nijmegen.

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This lecture is organized by Studium Generale in cooperation with study associations  TSEA Link and Sapientia Ludenda.

* For students, this lecture may count towards the SG-Certificate. Check the SG-Certificate website for all the terms and conditions: https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/campus/studium-generale/students/certificate-studium-generale