Man, Play and Games by Roger Caillois, Meyer Barash

Man, Play and Games

Roger Caillois, Meyer Barash

224 pages first pub 1958 (view editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
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According to Roger Caillois, play is "an occasion of pure waste: waste of time, energy, ingenuity, skill, and often of money." In spite of this--or because of it--play constitutes an essential element of human social and spiritual development.   I...

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