Hixon and people on twitter think that they're doing metaphysics but i don't think that you have to like i think that actually that would be no like uh definitely not. of their claims yeah so this is why i think it's fun and interesting because or else people wouldn't argue back about the sandwich thing, he says. Hixon: We deploy these concepts with rules that we're not even sure of and let's see what those rules are.
In this podcast we examine a recent argument for the view that chess is not, in fact, a game. We discuss the Grasshopper’s claim that all games must have a prelusory goal, as well as Skepticus’ objection to the giant Grasshopper concerning chess. We then turn to a broader analysis of the Suitsian account of games. Does the existence of illusory checkmates offer Grasshopper an avenue for replying to Skepticus? Should we bite the bullet and agree that chess is not a game? What is a lusory attitude? Is Tamler losing his mind? Why is David so giddy?
Plus – how should Arthur C. Clarke’s novel "2001: A Space Odyssey" affect our understanding of Kubrick’s movie? And a little more on Kanye.
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