Philosophy of Play as Life

<p>It is now widely acknowledged that play is central to our lives. As a phenomenon play poses important questions of reality subjectivity competition inclusion and exclusion. This international collection is the third in a series of books (including <i>The Philosophy of Play</i> and <i>Philosophical Perspectives on Play</i>) that aims to build paradigmatic bridges between scholars of philosophy and scholars of play. </p><p>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. </p><p>With contributions from established and emerging scholars from around the world <i>The Philosophy of Play as Life</i> is fascinating reading for all those with an interest in playwork the ethics and philosophy of sport childhood studies or the philosophy of education. </p>