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 Grasshopper Book
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Release Date : 2008
The Grasshopper Book written by and has been published by Sunstone Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Grasshoppers categories.
Bronson's fascinating book about grasshoppers and other related insects--crickets and katydids--reveals how they are equipped for life and how they act from birth to death. Particularly interesting are the incidents and examples that are drawn from his observation of his own insect collection.
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.
All summer long, Ant carries out the very serious business of gathering food for the winter, while carefree Grasshopper sings the days away, but Grasshopper ends up in trouble when a dreadful winter storm arrives.
The Grasshopper And The Ants
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Author : Debra J. Housel
language : en
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Release Date : 2008-11-15
The Grasshopper And The Ants written by Debra J. Housel and has been published by Teacher Created Materials this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-15 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The grasshopper makes music all summer long while the ants find and store food. The grasshopper laughs at them and tells them to play instead. The ants warn the grasshopper that winter is coming. They keep on working. When winter does come, the ants are warm and well fed. The grasshopper is cold and hungry. What will become of the grasshopper? 24pp.
The Life Cycle Of A Grasshopper
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Author : Lisa Trumbauer
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2003-07
The Life Cycle Of A Grasshopper written by Lisa Trumbauer and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of grasshoppers.
Are You A Grasshopper
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Author : Judy Allen
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 2004
Are You A Grasshopper written by Judy Allen and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Grasshoppers categories.
For use in schools and libraries only. Young children will make many amazing discoveries about creatures in their own backyards in this intriguing tale of a day in the life of a grasshopper.
Games Sports And Play
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Author : Thomas Hurka
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-08-29
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 2019-08-29 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.
The Ants And The Grasshopper
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Sumpraxis LLC
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Grasshopper
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Author : Barbara Vine
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Release Date : 2007-12-18
Grasshopper written by Barbara Vine and has been published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with Fiction categories.
“They have sent me here because of what happened on the pylon.” When Clodagh Brown writes these words at the age of nineteen, she believes that she is leaving behind the traumatic events of her youth. But Clodagh soon learns that you can never entirely escape your past. In the aftermath of the incident on the pylon--one of the great electrified structures that dot the English countryside like so many gargantuan grasshoppers--Clodagh goes off to university, moves into a basement flat arranged by her unsympathetic family, and finds freedom trekking across London's rooftops with a gang of neighborhood misfits. As she begins a thrilling relationship with a fellow climber, however, both Clodagh and the reader are haunted by the memory of the pylon and of the terrible thing that happened there--and by the eerie sense that another tragedy is just a footfall away.