{"product_id":"play-as-symbol-of-the-world-and-other-writings-9780253021052","title":"Play as Symbol of the World: And Other Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eEugen Fink is considered one of the clearest interpreters of phenomenology and was the preferred conversational partner of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. In \u003ci\u003ePlay as Symbol of the World, \u003c\/i\u003e Fink offers an original phenomenology of play as he attempts to understand the world through the experience of play. He affirms the philosophical significance of play, why it is more than idle amusement, and reflects on the movement from \"child's play\" to \"cosmic play.\" Well-known for its nontechnical, literary style, this skillful translation by Ian Alexander Moore and Christopher Turner invites engagement with Fink's philosophy of play and related writings on sports, festivals, and ancient cult practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugen Fink (1905-1975) was a student and colleague of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. \u003ci\u003eSpiel als Weltsymbol\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1960. This is the first English translation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Alexander Moore and Christopher Turner are Ph.D. students in Continental Philosophy at DePaul University. They are translators of Peter Trawny's \u003ci\u003eFreedom to Fail: Heidegger's Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491642511634,"sku":"9780253021052","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5df3e456-6c4d-40e2-bdcb-ed1847513768.jpg?v=1730545686","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/play-as-symbol-of-the-world-and-other-writings-9780253021052","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}