Football manager who sports bespoke suits and reads philosophy: good for Wales!

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Carlos Carvalhal is the Portuguese manager of Welsh football club Swansea.   In an interesting interview he speaks about his love of philosophy, especially the French tradition.  Philosophy is about complexity, and so is football, he argues (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5455533/Carlos-Carvalhal-interview-Swansea-City-manager.html).  Philosophy is slowly but surely pulling Swansea away from relegation so likely they will remain in the…

Scheler approves of Zara’s localism

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Fast fashion leaders Zara are also a moral model in that much of their production is local to Galicia, Spain.  Family headquarters, design, and production all aligned, as per Scheler’s estate (V&R Chapter 5).   This article is about the city of Corunna, its economy flush with Zara money (https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/zara-hipsters-transform-their-hometown-into-a-spanish-powerhouse?utm_source=Subscribers&utm_campaign=96ec407a02-rei-kawakubo-s-pain-of-creation&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d2191372b3-96ec407a02-417297929).   Corunna is also the…