| #470049 in Books | Open Court | 2008-09-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.75 x6.00 x.75l,.75 | File Name: 0812696336 | 288 pages |
||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| It's definitely philosophical|By Peter B.|This is an interesting read about the various topics surrounding chess. But it helps to have a fairly good knowledge of philosophy to thoroughly enjoy it. It's a discussion of the 'issues' in and around chess, such as whether an intelligent computer actually "understands" what it's doing when it plays chess, what it means to be intelli||
|"This book is highly recommended to anyone who is interested in chess – not as a sport, not even as an art. But as a way to think about life, the universe, and everything." – Arne Moll, ChessVibes.com, 7 November 2008
Chess, the ancient strategy game, meets the latest, cutting-edge philosophy in this unique book. When 12 philosophers weigh in on one of the world's oldest and most beloved pastimes, the results are often surprising. Philosophical concepts as varied as phenomenology and determinism share the page with a treatise on hip-hop chess tactics and the question of whether Garry Kasparov is, in fact, a cyborg. Putting forth a remarkable array of different views on chess fro... [PDF.bc50] Philosophy Looks at Chess Rating: 3.85 (436 Votes)
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