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1 online resource (vii, 348 pages .) |
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Studies in continental thought
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Studies in Continental thought.
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| Note |
"Published in German as Eugen Fink, Gesamtausgabe 7: Spiel als Weltsymbol, ed. Cathrin Nielsen and Hans Rainer Sepp, ©2010 Verlag Karl Alber, Freiburg im Breisgau"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-345) and index. |
| Contents |
Translators' introduction -- Oasis of happiness : thoughts toward an ontology of play (1957) -- Play as symbol of the world (1960) -- Play as a philosophical problem -- The metaphysical interpretation of play -- The interpretation of play in myth -- The worldliness of human play -- Play and celebration (1975) -- Additional texts. |
| Summary |
Eugen Fink is considered one of the clearest interpreters of phenomenology and was the preferred conversational partner of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. In Play as Symbol of the World, Fink offers an original phenomenology of play as he attempts to understand the world through the experience of play. He affirms the philosophical significance of play, why it is more than idle amusement, and reflects on the movement from "child's play" to "cosmic play." Well-known for its non-technical, literary style, this skillful translation by Ian Alexander Moore and Christopher Turner invites engagement with Fink's philosophy of play and related writings on sports, festivals, and ancient cult practices. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Translated from the German. |
| Subject |
Play (Philosophy)
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Play (Philosophy) |
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Ontology.
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Ontology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Added Author |
Container of (expression): Fink, Eugen.
Spiel als Weltsymbol. English.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2019008147
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fink, Eugen. Works. Selections. English. Play as symbol of the world. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2016] 0253021057 9780253021052 (OCoLC)919341871 |
| ISBN |
9780253021175 (electronic book) |
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0253021170 (electronic book) |
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0253021057 |
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9780253021052 |
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