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From
the Back Cover --
This book contains a number of
essays on the game of Go by William Cobb, professor emeritus of
philosophy from the College of William and Mary in Virginia and an
International Go Instructor from the Nihon Kiin. Written over the last
decade, they were primarily published in the American Go Association’s
journals. Most of the essays focus on ways in which Go can be related to
Buddhist views of the search for enlightenment, a connection that has
been recognized for over a thousand years in Buddhist countries, but
little explored in English language literature. Cobb’s reflections also
consider other perspectives on the game, from the question of which of
the fine arts most closely resembles the art of Go, to the
appropriateness of using martial language to describe the game, to the
similarity of Go to football. Cobb continues to write and publish such
reflections in his column, The Empty Board, in the AGA’s E-Journal.
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