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Play matters

Part of the Playful thinking series
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What do we think about when we think about play? A pastime? Games? Childish activities? The opposite of work? Think again. If we are happy and well rested, we may approach even our daily tasks in a playful way, taking the attitude of play without the activity of play.

So what, then, is play? In this book, Miguel Sicart argues that to play is to be in the world; playing is a form of understanding what surrounds us and a way of engaging with others.

Play goes beyond games; it is a mode of being human.

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The MIT Press
0262325969 / 9780262325967
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155
15/08/2014
English
176 pages
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