{"id":6544,"date":"2016-04-02T06:31:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T06:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2016\/04\/02\/chess-and-philosophy-2\/"},"modified":"2016-04-02T06:31:32","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T06:31:32","slug":"chess-and-philosophy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2016\/04\/02\/chess-and-philosophy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chess and Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino;\">In chess, the object of the game is clear, the rules are fixed and indisputable, and there is always a definite outcome (win, lose, or draw) about which no&#0160;controversy can arise.&#0160; In philosophy, the object and the rules are themselves part of what is in play, and there is never an incontrovertible result.&#0160; <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino;\">So I need both of these gifts of the gods.&#0160; Chess to recuperate from the uncertainty of philosophy, and philosophy to recuperate from the sterility of chess.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<fieldset class=\"zemanta-related\">\n<legend class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/legend>\n<div class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maverickphilosopher.typepad.com\/maverick_philosopher\/2014\/05\/how-much-time-for-philosophy-part-ii.html\" style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.zemanta.com\/272738859_80_80.jpg\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/maverickphilosopher.typepad.com\/maverick_philosopher\/2014\/05\/how-much-time-for-philosophy-part-ii.html\" style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 80px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px;\" target=\"_blank\">How Much Time for Philosophy? 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