Play as symbol of the world : and other writings / Eugen Fink ; translated by Ian Alexander Moore and Christopher Turner.

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Fink, Eugen [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher number: EB00777330 | Recorded BooksLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Studies in Continental thoughtPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (vii, 348 pages .)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780253021175
0253021170

Uniform titles:

Works. Selections. English

Related works:

Container of (expression): Fink, Eugen. Spiel als Weltsymbol. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Play as symbol of the world.DDC classification:

128/.4 23

LOC classification:

B105.P54 F56 2016

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100 | 300 | 793

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Contents:

Translators' introduction -- Oasis of happiness : thoughts toward an ontology of play (1957) -- Play as symbol of the world (1960) -- Play as a philosophical problem -- The metaphysical interpretation of play -- The interpretation of play in myth -- The worldliness of human play -- Play and celebration (1975) -- Additional texts.

Summary: 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 non-technical, 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

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-345) and index.

Translated from the German.

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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 non-technical, 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

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