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“And That Is The Best Part of Us:” Human Being and Play

Drew A. Hyland Department of Philosophy, Trinity College
Pages 36-49 | Published online: 15 Mar 2013

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Iselin Aartun, Karen Lambert & Kristin Walseth. (2023) How pupils’ playfulness creates possibilities for pleasure and learning in physical education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy 0:0, pages 1-18.
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R. Scott Kretchmar. (2023) Husserl’s three-part model for intentionality: an examination of players, play acts, and playgrounds. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 50:2, pages 229-246.
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J.S. Russell. (2022) Idleness would be preferred over game playing as an ideal in Suits’ Utopia. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 49:3, pages 398-413.
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Pam R. Sailors, Sarah Teetzel & Charlene Weaving. (2015) Lentius, Inferius, Debilius: the ethics of ‘not trying’ on the Olympic stage. Sport in Society 18:1, pages 17-27.
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Chad Carlson. (2013) Exploring the depths of play: re-calibrating metaphysical descriptions and re-conceptualizing sources of value. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 7:3, pages 342-355.
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StephenE. Schmid. (2011) Beyond Autotelic Play. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 38:2, pages 149-166.
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R. Scott Kretchmar. (2007) The Normative Heights and Depths of Play. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 34:1, pages 1-12.
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Mike McNamee. (2007) Sport, ethics and philosophy; context, history, prospects. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 1:1, pages 1-6.
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LeslieA. Howe. (2007) Play, performance, and the docile athlete. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 1:1, pages 47-57.
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Norman Fischer. (2002) Competitive Sport's Imitation of War: Imaging the Completeness of Virtue. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 29:1, pages 16-37.
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R. Scott Kretchmar. (1990) Philosophy of Sport. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 17:1, pages 41-50.
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David L. Fairchild. (1987) Prolegomena to an Expressive Function of Sport. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 14:1, pages 21-33.
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Klaus V. Meier. (1983) A Meditation on Critical Mass in the Philosophy of Sport. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 10:1, pages 8-20.
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Klaus V. Meier. (1980) An Affair of Flutes: An Appreciation of Play. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 7:1, pages 24-45.
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Lukáš Mareš. (2019) Playful Attitude In Sport and Being In the Game. Tělesná kultura 42:1, pages 22-29.
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