"I kind of like the idea that people set down the rules of chess and started playing and didn't quite know whether or not you could ever trap a king properly right?" he says. "Chess offers a world of possibilities that some sports don't although i bet you could do this for a lot of different kinds of games i'm happy to say well buddy like let's go play a game of chess yeah" He doesn't think there was anything said in stone about chess but it points to the beauty of the complexity of the game, according to his friend.
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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