{"product_id":"9781350469044","title":"Philosophy and Play On Realities, Rules, and What Comes Next","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePhilosophy and Play\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOn Realities, Rules, and What Comes Next\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMatthew R. McLennan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs philosophy a playful pursuit?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book's central argument is that playfulness is an essential quality of philosophical practice, and that there is something essentially philosophical about play. Ways of doing philosophy well invariably require the same wonder, hope, co-operation and positive freedom that define healthy modes of play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Matthew McLennan explores this intrinsic connection in the way that philosophy and play shed light upon one another through three core concepts: the \u003ci\u003erealities\u003c\/i\u003e of play define what it is and how it manifests; the \u003ci\u003erules\u003c\/i\u003e of play determine how it functions; the '\u003ci\u003ewhat comes next\u003c\/i\u003e' of play depends on what we want or hope to find in it. Together, these meditations explain how both play and philosophy are essentially oriented towards the indefinite, the infinite and the possible. Working across disciplinary boundaries and calling on an eclectic range of thinkers, this paradigm-shifting approach redefines how we understand the doing of philosophy and how we perceive the traditions that underpin it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMatthew R. McLennan\u003c\/b\u003e is Full Professor in the School of Ethics and Public Affairs, Saint Paul University\/Université Saint-Paul, Canada.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350469044\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223588995212,"sku":"9781350469044","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_aab20d43-c420-4365-bd07-734bbcf3e289.jpg?v=1783078191","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350469044","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}