The Philosophy of Play as Life
Editat de Wendy Russell, Emily Ryall, Malcolm MacLeanen Limba Engleză Hardback – 4 sep 2017
Divided into four sections (Play as Life, Play as Games, Play as Art and Play as Politics), this book sheds new light on the significance of play for both children and adults in a variety of cultural settings. Its chapters encompass a range of philosophical areas of enquiry such as metaphysics, aesthetics and ethics, and the spectrum of topics explored includes games, jokes, sport and our social relationship with the Internet.
With contributions from established and emerging scholars from around the world, The Philosophy of Play as Life is fascinating reading for all those with an interest in playwork, the ethics and philosophy of sport, childhood studies or the philosophy of education.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781138210875
ISBN-10: 1138210870
Pagini: 270
Ilustrații: 11 Halftones, black and white; 3 Tables, black and white; 17 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1138210870
Pagini: 270
Ilustrații: 11 Halftones, black and white; 3 Tables, black and white; 17 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Postgraduate and UndergraduateCuprins
Introduction Part 1: Play as Life 1. Bringing Play to Life and Life to Play: A Vitalist Line of Enquiry 2. Play as Portal to Awakening in the Blithesome Wanderings of Chuang Tzu 3. Life-as-play from East to West: A Comparative Analysis of Play in Aurobindo and Schlick 4. Playing in the Web: New Babylon and the Internet Part 2: Play as Games 5. Five Millennia of Player Practices 6. On the Relationship Between Philosophy and Game-Playing 7. Gags and Games: Wittgenstein and His Relation to Jokes Part 3: Play as Art 8. Staying with the In-Between: Arts Practice as a Form of Thinking about Play and Everyday Encounters in a Public Square 9. The Role of Competition in Musical Play 10. The Ambiguity of Reality: Towards an Awareness of the Significant Role of Play in Higher Arts 11. Art as Play: A Philosophical Comparison of Adults’ and Children’s Art 12. The Artwork as a Perpetual Re-enactment Part 4: Play as Politics 13. The Flow of Play Among Toddlers in Kindergarten 14. Between Utopia and Arcadia: How the Playground Epitomizes Visions of Play, Childhood and Societal Longings 15. Play Against Alienation? 16. Playing Your Self: Modern Rhetorics of Play and Subjectivity
Notă biografică
Wendy Russell is a senior lecturer in Play and Playwork at the University of Gloucestershire, UK and a consultant on children’s play and playwork. Together with Emily Ryall and Malcolm MacLean, she is a co-founder of the biennial Philosophy at Play conferences. Key publications include, co-authored with Stuart Lester, Play for a Change (2008) and Children's Right to Play (2010). She co-edited The Philosophy of Play (2013) and Philosophical Perspectives on Play (2016) with Emily Ryall and Malcolm MacLean, and Practice-based Research on Children’s Play (2017) with Stuart Lester and Hilary Smith. She is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Play.
Emily Ryall is a senior lecturer in the Philosophy of Sport and Exercise at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. She is author of Philosophy of Sport: Key Questions and Critical Thinking for Sports Students, as well as editing author of Philosophy of Play and Philosophical Perspectives on Play. She is associate editor for the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and former chair of the British Philosophy of Sport Association. Her website is emilyryall.net and her Twitter handle is @emilyryall.
Malcolm MacLean is a reader in the Culture and History of Sport at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. He has previously taught history in New Zealand, and worked as a policy analyst and historian in the New Zealand Ministry of Justice. His publications deal with cultural boycotts and sports-related anti-apartheid protests, the cultural politics of settlement colonies and discourses of indigeneity associated with sport, body, and movement cultures. Malcolm is actively involved in international sports studies networks and was Chair of the British Society of Sports History. He is an editor with Wendy Russell and Emily Ryall of Philosophy of Play (Routledge, 2013) and Philosophical Perspectives on Play (Routledge, 2016).
Emily Ryall is a senior lecturer in the Philosophy of Sport and Exercise at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. She is author of Philosophy of Sport: Key Questions and Critical Thinking for Sports Students, as well as editing author of Philosophy of Play and Philosophical Perspectives on Play. She is associate editor for the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and former chair of the British Philosophy of Sport Association. Her website is emilyryall.net and her Twitter handle is @emilyryall.
Malcolm MacLean is a reader in the Culture and History of Sport at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. He has previously taught history in New Zealand, and worked as a policy analyst and historian in the New Zealand Ministry of Justice. His publications deal with cultural boycotts and sports-related anti-apartheid protests, the cultural politics of settlement colonies and discourses of indigeneity associated with sport, body, and movement cultures. Malcolm is actively involved in international sports studies networks and was Chair of the British Society of Sports History. He is an editor with Wendy Russell and Emily Ryall of Philosophy of Play (Routledge, 2013) and Philosophical Perspectives on Play (Routledge, 2016).
Recenzii
"I am sure that many other scholars and practitioners of play may be enchanted by reading here and there in this much welcome and highly commendable, and recommendable, work of play and play of work. The Philosophy at Play conference organizers and book editors, Emily Ryall, Wendy Russell, and Malcolm Maclean deserve high praise in deed for their great efforts in reviving play." – Ejgil Jespersen, Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education, idrottsforum.org
Descriere
Acknowledging that play is central to our social lives, this is the third in a series of volumes that builds bridges between scholars of philosophy and scholars of play. It spans a range of philosophical areas of enquiry (metaphysics, aesthetics and ethics), covering topics such as the history of play, art as play, and play and the internet.