The tribunal heard he considered his crimes not to be abnormal but "an existential exercise, personal philosophy and interpretation".
It takes one of the most exciting plays in sports and turns it into a clinical, analytical, tedious exercise in philosophy and ethics.
Hugo wanted to transform politics into history, and rewrite history so that it included the unknown, the ignored, the forgotten - a version of history that would inevitably, therefore, be both an exercise in philosophy and an exercise in politics.
The tribunal heard that Brady does not see his crimes and behaviour as abnormal but as an "existential exercise – personal philosophy and interpretation," said Dr Cameron Boyd, a forensic psychiatrist who along with a judge and another expert will decide whether Brady should stay in Ashworth.
Not for nothing, but that doesn't sound too bad, a full day of exercise and philosophy classes.
The greater longevity of older Okinawans is only partly due to reduced energy intake and different composition of diet, as there are also differences in the level of exercise and philosophy of life (Willcox et al 2001).
But those who continue to practice, mostly in private, seem uncowed -- reflecting both their ardent devotion to the exercises and philosophy and the increasing willingness of Chinese people to defy their government when they believe that they have been wronged.
Johnson exercises this philosophy in his position as chair.
Hence the President's vaunted agonizing, which the White House has trumpeted as an exercise in moral philosophy.
One might even see this operation as an exercise in moral philosophy -- are there indeed times when the end justifies the means?
