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2. Philosophy - Stefano Franchi

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I. Prelude<br />

1. Mr. Palomar 3<br />

<strong>2.</strong> Mr. Palomar’s checkmates 5<br />

3. The World of Candrakirti 12<br />

4. The irreparable light of dawn 26<br />

CONTENTS<br />

II. The End of <strong>Philosophy</strong><br />

1. Truth 30<br />

<strong>2.</strong> <strong>Philosophy</strong> 31<br />

3. Hegel’s paradox 36<br />

4. <strong>Philosophy</strong>’s ends 48<br />

5. Of lines, circles, and spheres. 62<br />

6. “Ein Spielen der Liebe mit sich selbst…” 69<br />

III. Absolute(s) Spielen<br />

1. “to die game” 80<br />

<strong>2.</strong> Absolute(s) Spielen 87<br />

3. Bordering philosophy 96<br />

4. Spielen, the Abyss, and the Child 106<br />

5. The great beyond 118<br />

IV. <strong>Philosophy</strong>, Non-<strong>Philosophy</strong>, and Science<br />

1. Non-<strong>Philosophy</strong> 126<br />

<strong>2.</strong> On the various meanings of “X is not a science” 133<br />

3. Between engineering, science, and philosophy. 145<br />

4. Artificial Intelligence as a non-philosophical project 162<br />

5. Structuralism and philosophy 168<br />

6. AI, Structuralism, and Spiel 175<br />

V. Chess, games, and flies<br />

1. The Drosophila of AI. 178<br />

<strong>2.</strong> Game theoretic games 187<br />

3. Combinatorial explosions 197<br />

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