GreenRoot comments on Rationality Lessons in the Game of Go - Less Wrong

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Comment author: GreenRoot 23 August 2010 01:38:38AM 1 point [-]

There's an interesting essay by William Pinckard that contrasts the philosophical perspectives of the gameplay of three ancient games; backgammon, chess, and go, which says in summary: backgammon is man-vs-fate, chess is man-vs-man, and go is man-vs-self.