The goal of chess lucery checkmate is not pre-lusory but rather post-lusory both logically and historically the fact that checkmate is possible within chess is knowable only by playing chess without playing chess we have no way to know that the pieces fit together to create checkmate in a game. For all we know prior to playing chess all checkmates are lucery and chess is an impossible endeavor Lucary checkmates are not things we lay down as goals ahead of the invention of chess they are discoveries made by people who engage with the rule governed universe of chess the chess board and its pieces.
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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