玩游戏就是自愿去克服非必要的障碍--伯纳德·舒兹的游戏哲学探骊

Playing a Game is the Voluntary Attempt to Overcome Unnecessary Obstacles--Study on Bernard Suits’Philosophy of Games

伯纳德·舒兹是知名的游戏哲学家,其思想主要体现在其著作《蚱蜢:游戏、生命与乌托邦》中。舒兹的游戏哲学建构了“游戏定义”与“游戏价值”两个向度。就前者而言,游戏是一种“自愿去克服非必要的障碍”的活动;就后者而言,游戏则是一种“人类理想的存在方式”。舒兹从“形式论”出发,通过探寻玩游戏的充分必要条件,明确了游戏的范围,并从过程价值的视角揭示了游戏对于人类美好生活的深远意义。当前,对舒兹学术思想的引介和探讨,不仅有助于我国游戏理论研究的发展,也能为缓解现代社会面临的生活困境、精神焦虑与意义危机提供启示与洞鉴。

Bernard Suits is a prestigious game philosopher whose ideas are embodied in his book Grasshopper:Games,Life and Utopia.His game philosophy constructs two dimensions of“definition of games”and“value of games”.As far as the former is concerned,the game is an activity of“voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles”;in terms of the latter,the game is an“ideal way of existence for human beings”.By exploring the necessary and sufficient conditions for playing games,he clarifies the scope of the game from the perspective of“formalism”,and reveals the far-reaching significance of the game for the better life of human beings from the perspective of process value.At present,the introduction and discussion of Suits’philosophy of games not only contribute to the development of game theory research in China,but also provide inspiration and insight for alleviating the life dilemma,spiritual anxiety and meaning crisis faced by modern society.