The Game Game

Authors

  • Mary Midgley Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
  • Elena Rudneva RAS Institute of Philosophy, Gonsharnaya St. 12/1, Moscow 109240, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21146/2414-3715-2017-3-2-30-56

Keywords:

philosophy, anthropology, play, game, seriousness, metaphor, resemblance, promising, rule, religion

Abstract

The article discusses the philosophical-anthropological aspects of the concepts of play and game that have become widely used in philosophy, game theory, moral theory. This concept was employed by ancient philosophers (stoics, Plato) and authors of modern theories (Huizinga, Bern). The notion of play is viewed as a metaphor and compared to specific games. Metaphorically, play pervades all areas of human life, personal relationships, professional activities, artistic creation. In this connection, the problem of delimiting play and life arises.

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Author Biographies

  • Mary Midgley, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

    Mary MIDGLEY - British philosopher and anthropologist, honorary doctor of Newсastle University (United Kingdom).

     

  • Elena Rudneva, RAS Institute of Philosophy, Gonsharnaya St. 12/1, Moscow 109240, Russian Federation

    Elena RUDNEVA - research fellow at the Department of the History of Anthropological Doctrines. RAS Institute of Philosophy.

Обложка, 2017-Т.3-№2

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Published

2017-12-29

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Facets of Human Existence

How to Cite

1. Midgley M. . The Game Game // Philosophical anthropology. 2017. № 2 (3). C. 30–56.