Play and aesthetics in ancient Greece /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kidd, Stephen E., 1980- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Subjects:	Plato. Aristotle. Play > History. Pleasure. Philosophy, Ancient. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The pais of paizo: children, intoxication, and play in ancient psycho-physiology
Why Plato needs play
Plato's play and the tragic paradox
What do pleasure-objects do? : an inquiry into toys
Aristotle's demotion of play
Play vs. mimesis in Aristotle's aesthetics
Serious play as goal-oriented play
The value of serious things before and after death
Conclusions: toward a pleasure-model of play.