{"product_id":"play-as-symbol-of-the-world-9780253021052","title":"Play as Symbol of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Alexander Moore and Christopher Turner do more than simply translate the words that are in this book. They convey the \u003ci\u003espirit\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\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 *\u003cbr\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 *\u003cbr\u003e\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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400554226007,"sku":"9780253021052","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253021052.jpg?v=1730470971","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/play-as-symbol-of-the-world-9780253021052","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}