The Monty Python Philosophy Football Match Revisited

in Comedy, Philosophy | July 10th, 2010 5 Comments


In honor of the World Cup final, we revisit a classic Monty Python skit. The scene is the 1972 Munich Olympics. The event is a football/soccer match, pitting German philosophers against Greek philosophers. On the one side, the Germans — Hegel, Nietzsche, Kant, Marx and, um, Franz Beckenbauer. On the other side, Archimedes, Socrates, Plato and the rest of the gang. The referee? Confucius. On May 9, this match was recreated by The Philosophy Shop, a group dedicated to promoting philosophy among primary schoolchildren. The Telegraph gives you more details.

Meanwhile, on a more serious note, you can download free philosophy courses (in audio & video) from the Philosophy section of our Free Online Course collection.


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  1. forma says . . . | March 24, 2010 / 3:23 am

    hehehee :) thank you very much. I love it

  2. goldeneagle says . . . | July 11, 2010 / 9:50 am

    Kinda boring without Plato. Fresh legs n’ all.

  3. Modern Day Serf says . . . | July 19, 2010 / 11:22 am

    …and Marx is claiming that it was offside.

  4. tabela says . . . | March 9, 2011 / 5:14 am

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  5. Li Gangrui says . . . | December 15, 2011 / 8:58 pm

    Love It Best!

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