i am absolutely fascinated by the insane possibilities um of a chess board yeah it really is like that every chess game could be played and never be repeat. somebody suggested a while back that we do herman has as uh the glass bead game which i read a long time ago maybe 15 or 20 years ago but it plays with a lot of these kinds of questions. It might be fun to do it would have to be like a summer thing because it's an it's a real novel but yeahYeah the weird studies guys have a nice couple episodes they reminded me about reading it and i remember liking it a lotyeah i breathe it's trueuh like I'm a little confused right now am
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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