tradition

There is a prevalent saying regarding go: "Mere contention for victory does not a good game make." This illustrates a core concept of Chinese philosophy-non-contention, as advocated by Zhuangzi (369-286 BC). When criticizing the logician Huizi (c. 370-310 BC) for being good only at argument, Zhuangzi said, "It is meaningless to win an argument." Wisdom does not come out of arguments.