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 MIND 293 - Play as a Route to Insight, etc.
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Patti Haight
Fledgling

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Posted - May 04 2007 :  11:06:13 PM  Show Profile
I wanted to add to what Trevor said in class today. I think that all human interactions take on a play form. Even our body language has the form of a dance, and the more you examine social interaction the more you will find play.

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Chris Wheeler
Fledgling

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Posted - May 07 2007 :  12:22:14 PM  Show Profile
This is an interesting thought. What would people say about negative interactions such as crime? Is that just not playing by the rules, cheating? Or is there some other explanation?

And what about working? True, a lot of forms of work could cross over into play, but do all? I’d sure hope they do, at least once in a while for all our sakes. After all, “All work and no play...”
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Patti Haight
Fledgling

13 Posts
Posted - May 07 2007 :  12:44:33 PM  Show Profile
Chris,

I never thought of the crime aspect. I think crime could consist of intense or extreme forms of play because a lot of criminals get a kind of high off the crime and a lot of extreme sports players also get a similar high. However, the rules of society are widely accepted rules, so crimes might also be instances of cheating. So really I’m not sure. It could go either way. I think some work does cross over into play. In teaching, for example, there are field trips and other things that are play, but I currently work at Home Depot and I think that job has no play aspect; however, I do enjoy hanging out with other associates when we are slow and I guess that could be a form of play because we goof around a lot.

Patti
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Chris Wheeler
Fledgling

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Posted - May 07 2007 :  2:08:49 PM  Show Profile
I think I agree with you. Largely, I think play is subjective. So, in that regard I would not consider crime to be play. But, if someone did, then I cannot debate that either. It may go against my morals, but I think we have to somehow set those aside when we talk about play and crime (more easily said than done!)

And what about justice? How often do you hear people talk about injustices committed against them, or about justice’s not being served? Sometimes the criminals get away, and the victims are left feeling “played.”

[Lightly edited to improve readability —TKT]
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