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- Play as Symbol of the World: And Other Writings
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Studies in Continental Thought
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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 nontechnical, 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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Translators’ Introduction
- pp. 1-13
- One: Play as Symbol of the World {1960}
- 1. Play as a Philosophical Problem
- pp. 35-43
- 3. Methodological Considerations
- pp. 52-61
- Two: The Metaphysical Interpretation of Play
- 6. The Non-Actual Character of Play
- pp. 80-88
- Three: The Interpretation of Play in Myth
- 11. Basic Features of Mythical Cult-Play
- pp. 125-133
- Four: The Worldliness of Human Play
- 18. Polysemy of the Concept “Worldly”
- pp. 188-197
- Play and Celebration {1975}
- pp. 216-224
- Additional Texts
- Child’s Play {1959}
- pp. 227-228
- Play and Philosophy {1966}
- pp. 229-233
- The World-Significance of Play {1973}
- pp. 234-248
- Play and Cult {1972–1973?}
- pp. 249-250
- Fink’s Notes on Play
- Sport Seminar on February 24, 1961
- pp. 273-274
- Play and Sport {1962}
- pp. 275-278
- Notes on “Play and Philosophy” {1966}
- pp. 279-282
- Appendices
- 2. German Editors’ Afterword
- pp. 303-320
- 4. Secondary Literature on Fink in English
- pp. 323-326
- Name Index
- pp. 347-348
- About the Author
- p. 349
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253021175
Related ISBN(s)
9780253021052
MARC Record
OCLC
951809591
Pages
362
Launched on MUSE
2016-06-27
Language
English
Open Access
No