Buddhist Philosophy and the Game of Go

by William Cobb

This book includes a clear presentation of the basic principles of Buddhist philosophy with a series of articles that discuss their connections with the game of go.

Genres: Go, Philosophy, Buddhism

106 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2021

About the author

William Cobb is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels, Coming of Age at the Y, The Hermit King, A Walk Through Fire, Harry Reunited, A Spring of Souls, Wings of Morning, and The Last Queen of the Gypsies. His collection of short fiction is Somewhere in All This Green. He is currently working on a novel about the Creek Indian War in Alabama in 1813-1814. He is married to the short story writer Loretta Cobb and lives in Montevallo, Alabama.

Reviews

[Matthewmartinmurray murray · Rating 4 out of 5]

You have to appreciate GO to enjoy this book. If you're learning about GO, hopefully this makes you more interested. This book contains no game strategy but delves into the depths of how go is thought about philosophically. It's hard to say what it is about the game that intrigues people so much but this starts to layout how people contemplate the game and it's connections. Everyone seems to be able to compare GO to something and this is a good beginning to be able to think about how it relates to each individual. ENJOY.

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Explaining buddhism through the game of go.
The book is mainly a collection of articles of 1-2 pages length,
not every original or unique, but some, and that's enough.

[Philippe Fanaro · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first 10 chapters are enough to rate this book highly, even considering that the last ones are not very inspired.