Sunday 16 August 2015

I Play, Therefore I Am

Posted by Unknown | 20:10 | 1 comment

So, What's Play?

'Play is older than culture'
Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture by Johan H. Huizinga (1 Feb 1992)

The Dutch Philosopher Johan Huizinga, in his Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture argues that play is a fundamental fact of human life. His works in general discussed the play element in culture.

This dude made playing games legal! It's part of culture, why hasn't he got a national holiday? Playday!

Homo Ludens - man the player > I play therefore I am...

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http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=1381
http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/huizingaj.htm
http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/history/historian/Johan_Huizinga.html

Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture, Beacon Press (1 Feb 1992)
ISBN-10: 0807046817
ISBN-13: 978-0807046814
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1 comment:

  1. Unknown16 August 2015 at 20:32

    Ok - I'll play with you!
    Lets be rubbish together!

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