Fun, taste & games : an aesthetics of the idle, unproductive, and otherwise playful /

Reclaiming fun as a meaningful concept for understanding games and play. "Fun" is somewhat ambiguous. If something is fun, is it pleasant Entertaining Silly A way to trick students into learning Fun also has baggage--it seems inconsequential, embarrassing, child's play. In Fun, Taste,...

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Main Authors:	Sharp, John, 1967- (Author), Thomas, David (L. David) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019]
Series:	Playful thinking (Cambridge, Mass)
Subjects:	Games > Philosophy. Amusements > Philosophy. Play (Philosophy) Jeu (Philosophie) Ästhetik Spaß Spiel Spieltheorie Games.