Tour de France 2016

This is excellent! (from the link I posted above)

Is Lance Armstrong a “success”? The question may seem absurd. After all, Lance has won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years, been named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year four times, survived cancer against long odds, helped and inspired millions through his Lance Armstrong Foundation and Livestrong web-site, and in the process achieved fame and fortune. As we’ll see, however, Lance would arguably not be a success on many classic philosophical accounts of success and human achievement. What lessons should we draw from this apparent clash? Should we reject the philosophical theories, or rethink our view of Lance? What is “success”? What counts as a truly successful human life?