{"product_id":"play-as-symbol-of-the-world-and-other-writings-hardback-9780253021052","title":"Play As Symbol of the World; And Other Writings (Hardback) 9780253021052","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlay As Symbol of the World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAnd Other Writings\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEugen Fink (Author), Ian Alexander Moore (Translated by), Christopher Turner (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253021052\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 June 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e362 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.635 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a complex and challenging text, perhaps an essential primary source in the history of phenomenology. It is certainly noteworthy for exemplifying a unique crossroads in the legacies of Husserl and Heidegger.\u003c\/p\u003e (Phenomenological Reviews) \u003cp\u003eCompared to Husserl and Heidegger, Fink is a much more readable writer, and the translators have done an excellent job of rendering his words into fluid English prose.\u003c\/p\u003e (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews) \u003cp\u003eIan Alexander Moore and Christopher Turner do more than simply translate the words that are in this book. They convey the spirit that lives in those words, in its distinctiveness among other writings with its unique, kindly scholarship-in-depth for which Eugen Fink was highly praised.\u003c\/p\u003e - Ronald Bruzina (University of Kentucky)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslators' Introduction\u003cbr\u003eOasis of Happiness: Thoughts toward an Ontology of Play (1957)\u003cbr\u003ePlay as Symbol of the World (1960)\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: Play as a Philosophical Problem\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: The Metaphysical Interpretation of Play\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: The Interpretation of Play in Myth\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four: The Worldliness of Human Play\u003cbr\u003ePlay and Celebration (1975)\u003cbr\u003eAdditional Texts\u003cbr\u003eChild's Play (1959)\u003cbr\u003ePlay and Philosophy (1966)\u003cbr\u003eThe World-Significance of Play (1973)\u003cbr\u003ePlay and Cult (1972-1973?)\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eThe Philosophical-Pedagogical Problem of Play (1954)\u003cbr\u003eSport Seminar (1961)\u003cbr\u003ePlay and Sport (1962)\u003cbr\u003eNotes on \"Play and Philosophy\" (1966)\u003cbr\u003eNotes on \"The World-Significance of Play\" (1973)\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003e1. The Layout of the Volume and Description of the Texts\u003cbr\u003e2. German Editors' Afterword\u003cbr\u003e3. Bibliography of Fink's Works Available in English\u003cbr\u003e4. Secondary Literature on Fink in English\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653196443928,"sku":"9780253021052","price":40.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/play-as-symbol-of-the-world-and-other-writings-hardback-9780253021052","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}