Comments on: Poker and Philosophy http://www.pokermoments.com/poker/poker-and-philosophy/ we're all in. are you? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:40:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: sparky http://www.pokermoments.com/poker/poker-and-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-956 sparky Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:42:18 +0000 http://www.pokermoments.com/poker/poker-and-philosophy/#comment-956 And what about your liability for starting gambling problems in your colllege aged students? This past spring, The NYTimes magazine had an article about college student gambling, which I'll write more about soon. And what about your liability for starting gambling problems in your colllege aged students? This past spring, The NYTimes magazine had an article about college student gambling, which I’ll write more about soon.

]]> By: Suber http://www.pokermoments.com/poker/poker-and-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Suber Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:32:32 +0000 http://www.pokermoments.com/poker/poker-and-philosophy/#comment-954 I agree. In the first essay, the author argues that there are seven important life lessons that we learn from Texas Hold'em, one of them being that we must distinguish appearance from reality. By "appearance", I assume that he means what we believe, and by "reality," I assume he means what is true. I agree. In the first essay, the author argues that there are seven important life lessons that we learn from Texas Hold’em, one of them being that we must distinguish appearance from reality. By “appearance”, I assume that he means what we believe, and by “reality,” I assume he means what is true.

]]> By: Cowboy http://www.pokermoments.com/poker/poker-and-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Cowboy Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:31:01 +0000 http://www.pokermoments.com/poker/poker-and-philosophy/#comment-953 Poker can be used to easily make the epistemic/ontological distinction (what I am believe, what I know, what is true of the world, and the varying degrees of access that I have to each). Poker can also be used to discuss the role that emotion plays in the decisions that we make. It might also be used as an example of how we can use reason to overrule our emotions when beneficial. Anyway, I think it's a good idea. Poker can be used to easily make the epistemic/ontological distinction (what I am believe, what I know, what is true of the world, and the varying degrees of access that I have to each).

Poker can also be used to discuss the role that emotion plays in the decisions that we make. It might also be used as an example of how we can use reason to overrule our emotions when beneficial.

Anyway, I think it’s a good idea.

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