A Little Aristotle

[Welpe]

Mbyron will be sure to correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Aristotle was talking about law in its pure, unadulterated form.

I believe the passion in officiating should come from being a part of a game that inherently is passionate and emotional. To show no investment in the overall game at all is to come across as aloof in my opinion.

As an aside, didn't Shaq once refer to himself as Little
Aristotle?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Mbyron will be sure to correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Aristotle was talking about law in its pure, unadulterated form.

Not here to correct anyone. You might be interested in the previous 2 sentences (in a slightly different translation), where Aristotle is considering the difference between human rulers and the rule of law:

Originally Posted by Aristotle's Politics

Anyone who instructs LAW to rule would seem to be asking GOD and the understanding alone to rule; whereas someone who asks a human being asks a wild beast as well. For appetite is like a wild beast, and passion perverts rulers even when they are the best men. That is precisely why law is understanding without desire.