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Games

By Nguyen, C. Thi

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Games

By Nguyen, C. Thi

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This volume presents a new theory of games which insists on games' unique value in human life. C. Thi Nguyen argues that games are an integral part of how we become mature, free people. Bridging aesthetics and practical reasoning, he gives an account of the special motivational structure involved in playing games. We can pursue goals, not for their own value, but for the sake of the struggle. Playing games involves a motivational inversion from normal life, and the fact that we can engage in this motivational inversion lets us use games to experience forms of agency we might never have developed on our own. Games, then, are a special medium for communication.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
264
Release Date:
2025-04-08
Publication Date:
2025-05-22
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0197815650
ISBN13:
9780197815656
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
360 g
Height:
155 cm
Width:
230 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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