Return Of The Grasshopper
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Return Of The Grasshopper
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Author : Bernard Suits
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-09-30
Return Of The Grasshopper written by Bernard Suits and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-30 with Philosophy categories.
In this sequel to Bernard Suits’ timeless classic philosophical work The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia, published in its full and unabridged form for the first time, Suits continues to explore some of our most fundamental philosophical questions, including the value of sport and games, and their relationship to the good life. In Return of the Grasshopper, Suits puts his theoretical cards on the table, exploring the in-depth implications of his definition of utopia, assessing the merits of a gamified philosophy, and explaining how games can provide an existential balm against the fear of death. Perhaps most importantly, for the first time in print, Suits reveals his underlying worldview: that humanity is forever fated to endure a cyclical existence of privation, brought on by material scarcity, and boredom, resulting from material plenitude. An essential companion to The Grasshopper, this edition includes an introductory chapter that puts Suits’ life and work into context, helping the reader to understand why Suits has had such a profound influence on contemporary philosophy and how his ideas still provide powerful insight into the human condition. This book is important reading for anybody with an interest in the philosophy of sport, leisure and play, political philosophy, ethics, existentialism or utopian studies.
The Grasshopper
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Author : Bernard Suits
language : en
Publisher: Broadview Press
Release Date : 2005-11-09
The Grasshopper written by Bernard Suits and has been published by Broadview Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-09 with Philosophy categories.
In the mid twentieth century the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein famously asserted that games are indefinable; there are no common threads that link them all. "Nonsense," says the sensible Bernard Suits: "playing a game is a voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles." The short book Suits wrote demonstrating precisely that is as playful as it is insightful, as stimulating as it is delightful. Suits not only argues that games can be meaningfully defined; he also suggests that playing games is a central part of the ideal of human existence, so games belong at the heart of any vision of Utopia. Originally published in 1978, The Grasshopper is now re-issued with a new introduction by Thomas Hurka and with additional material (much of it previously unpublished) by the author, in which he expands on the ideas put forward in The Grasshopper and answers some questions that have been raised by critics.
The Great Endarkenment
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Author : Elijah Millgram
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Great Endarkenment written by Elijah Millgram and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Philosophy categories.
Philosophers have not appreciated how pervasive and deep division of labor is, and consequently they have not noticed the many intellectual devices deployed in managing it. The Great Endarkenment makes the case that those devices are central pieces of puzzles that have traditionally been on philosophers' agendas.
Ant And Grasshopper
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Author : Luli Gray
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2011-03-08
Ant And Grasshopper written by Luli Gray and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-08 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Work and play are both important, in this fresh, heartwarming take on a classic fable from Aesop. Full color.
Grasshopper Jungle
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Author : Andrew Smith
language : en
Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont
Release Date : 2014-02-01
Grasshopper Jungle written by Andrew Smith and has been published by Hardie Grant Egmont this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Grasshopper Jungle is smart, cool and laconic contemporary young adult fiction. I read somewhere that human beings are genetically predisposed to record history. We believe it will prevent us from doing stupid things in the future. This is my history. There are things in here: Babies with two heads, insects as big as electric guitars, God, the devil, limbless warriors, rocket ships, sex, diving bells, theft, wars, monsters, internal combustion engines, love, cigarettes, joy, bomb shelters, pizza, and cruelty. Just like it’s always been.
The Man With The Grasshopper Mind
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Author : Peter Innes
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2008-10-22
The Man With The Grasshopper Mind written by Peter Innes and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-22 with Fiction categories.
The Man With the Grasshopper Mind is a satirical romp, a burlesque of gender politics in the groves of academe. Dr. Douglas Ian MacPherson (Mac) is a professor at Daventry University. In his role as a scientist, he understands rats, though not, apparently, women. He begins by clashing with Dr. Naomi Gelsey-Ashdown of the Department of Womens and Gender Studies, goes on to offend every female on campus, and ends by alienating the affections (such as they were) of his wife. Even Macs colleagues dont care to know him, and aside from his dog, he has only one good friend and truehis marriage counselor and drinking companion, Dr. Yeti Bahnjakris.
Games Sports And Play
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Author : Thomas Hurka
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-09-05
Games Sports And Play written by Thomas Hurka and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-05 with Philosophy categories.
This volume presents new philosophical essays on a topic that's been neglected in most recent philosophy: games, sports, and play. Some contributions address conceptual questions about what games and sports have in common and that distinguishes them from other activities; here many take their start from Bernard Suits's celebrated analysis of game-playing in his book The Grasshopper and either elaborate it or propose an alternative to it. Other essays discuss normative issues that arise within games and sports, such as about fairness, for example in the treatment of male and female athletes. Yet others consider broader evaluative questions about the value of games and sports, which some see as enabling the display of distinctive excellences. Games, Sports, and Play includes a posthumous essay by Suits defending his claim, in The Grasshopper, that life in utopia would consist primarily in playing games. The volume's chapters approach the topic of games, sports, and play from different angles but always in the belief that there is rich terrain here for philosophical investigation.
Patience Grasshopper
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Author : Janelle Toussant
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Patience Grasshopper written by Janelle Toussant and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with categories.
Patience, Grasshopper is the story of an impatient little grasshopper who simply cannot wait until his birthday party. He tries to find ways to keep himself busy but try as he might, he simply cannot help asking Papa Grasshopper over and over again, "Is my birthday today? Is it today?" To which Papa Grasshopper consistently answers, "Patience, Grasshopper."
The Grasshopper King
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Author : Jordan Ellenberg
language : en
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Release Date : 2014-05-01
The Grasshopper King written by Jordan Ellenberg and has been published by Coffee House Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-01 with Fiction categories.
Chandler State University is the one thing keeping the dusty, Western town of Chandler on the map. Now that its basketball program has fallen apart, CSU’s only claim to fame is its Gravinics Department, dedicated to the study of an obscure European country—its mythology, its extraordinarily difficult language, and especially its bizarre star poet, Henderson. Having discovered Henderson’s poetry in a trash bin, Stanley Higgs becomes the foremost scholar of the poet’s work, accepts a position at Chandler State University, achieves international academic fame, marries the Dean’s daughter, and abruptly stops talking. With all of academia convinced that Higgs is formulating a great truth, the university employs Orwellian techniques to record Higgs’s every potential utterance and to save its reputation. A feckless Gravinics language student, Samuel Grapearbor, together with his long-suffering girlfriend Julia, is hired to monitor Higgs during the day. Over endless games of checkers and shared sandwiches, a uniquely silent friendship develops. As one man struggles to grow up and the other grows old, The Grasshopper King, in all of his glory, emerges. In this debut novel about treachery, death, academia, marriage, mythology, history, and truly horrible poetry, Jordan Ellenberg creates a world complete with its own geography, obscene folklore, and absurdly endearing -characters—a world where arcane subjects flourish and the smallest swerve from convention can result in -immortality. Jordan Ellenberg was born in Potomac, Maryland in 1971. His brilliance as a mathematical prodigy led to a feature in The National Enquirer, an interview with Charlie Rose on CBS’s Nightwatch, and gold medals at the Math Olympiad in Cuba and Germany. He is now an Assistant Professor of Math at Princeton University and his column, "Do the Math," appears regularly in the online journal Slate. This is his first novel.
The Parasite
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Author : Michel Serres
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2013-11-30
The Parasite written by Michel Serres and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-30 with Philosophy categories.
Influential philosopher Michel Serres’s foundational work uses fable to explore how human relations are identical to that of the parasite to the host body. Among Serres’s arguments is that by being pests, minor groups can become major players in public dialogue—creating diversity and complexity vital to human life and thought.