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Stephen Downes

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"If we ask, 'What's the value in playing games?', an obvious answer is that games are fun. But this can't be the complete answer, because it doesn't explain why we admire people who excel at certain games or why we think it worthwhile to spend hours and even years developing skill at them." Thomas Hurka taught at Calgary while I was a student there.

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