Poker and philosophy : pocket rockets and philosopher kings / edited by Eric Bronson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bronson, Eric, 1971-

Series:

Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 20.

Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chance.

Philosophy.

Poker.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Open Court ; [Berkeley] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Does God play cards with the universe? Do women have better poker faces than men? What's the most existential poker movie ever made? Is life more meaningful when you go all-in? Is online poker really still poker? Poker and Philosophy ponders these questions and more, pitting young lions against old masters as the brashness of Phil Hellmuth meets the arrogance of Socrates, the recklessness of Doyle Brunson challenges the desperation of Dostoyevsky, and the coolness of Chris Moneymaker takes on the American tradition of capitalist ingenuity. This witty collection of essays demonstrat

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Live Dangerously; Part I POKER'S LIFE LESSONS; 1. Seven Lessons in Philosophy You Already Learned Playing Texas Hold'Em - Michael Ventimiglia; 2. Karl Marx Meets Texas Dolly - Raymond Angelo Belliotti; 3. Knowing the Unknowable: Aristotl, Sklansky, and the Humility of Wisdom - Willie Young; 4. Poker and the Game of Life - Steven M. Sanders; 5. The Existential Gambler: Dostoevsky and the Gambler's High - Peter J. Vernezze; Part II DUDE, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?; 6. Thinking about Thinking about Thinking about Thinking (about Poker) - Jonathan Ellis

7. Don't Play on Tilt! Avoiding Seven Costly Critical Thinking Errors in Poker - Gregory Bassham and Marc C. Marchese8. Probabiilty as a Guide to Poker - Don Fallis; 9. The Irrational Game: Why There's No Perfect System - Robert Northcott; 10. ""I Should Have Known It!"" Gilbert Ryle and Poker Knowledge - Kenneth G. Lucey; Part III LYING, BLUFFING, AND ""FRIENDLY"" PUMMELING; 11. Bluffing, Lying, and Bullshitting - Brian Huss; 12. Poker Lies: Keep Your Friends Close and Your Ethicists Closer - Anne Barnhill and Susan Solomon

13. Online Poker: Is It Bluffing when No One Sees You Blink? David R. Koepsell14. Power Poker: Machiavelli and Brunson's Super System - David Hahn; 15. Why My Daughter Plays Poker (and How I Learned to Deal) Mark J. Hamilton; Part IV THREE OF A KIND: TEXAS, VEGAS, AND HOLLYWOOD; 16. Jewish Philosophy Wins the Pot: How Stu Ungar and Emmanuel Levinas Corralled the Texans - Philip Lindholm; 17. Civilization amidst Wilderness: Poker, Hobbes, and Classic Westerns; 18. Annie Duke Takes on Hollywood: Girl Power at the Poker Table - Rebecca Housel

19. ""The Cheating Game"": Poker's Culture of Violence - Wendy C. HambletThe Players; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8126-9810-X

OCLC:

792687438