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{{a|book review|{{br|Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility}} by {{author|James P. Carse}}}} | {{a|book review|{{br|Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility}} by {{author|James P. Carse}}}}So much in this book — ostensibly an obscure piece of cod philosophy from a religious studies professor in the mid nineteen-eighties that is having a fertile third age, having been picked up by [[Life coach|life-coach]] to the [[LinkedIn]] generation, {{author|Simon Sinek}}, and spoken of reverently by {{author|Stewart Brand}} and those of the Long Now persuasion. | ||
So much in this book — | |||
Carse, who died last year, is wilfully aphoristic in his literary style, and this is off-putting.<ref>Notably, | Carse, who died last year, is wilfully aphoristic in his literary style, and this is off-putting.<ref>Notably, Carse’s speaking style is much ''less'' cryptic and talks he gavve about the infinite game concept are worth checking out. See for example his talk to the Long Now Foundation: [https://longnow.org/seminars/02005/jan/14/religious-war-in-light-of-the-infinite-game/ Religious Wars in Light of the Infinite Game].</ref> He often says things like: | ||
{{quote|Of infinite players we can also say that if they play they play freely; if they ''must'' play, they cannot ''play''.}} | {{quote|Of infinite players we can also say that if they play they play freely; if they ''must'' play, they cannot ''play''.}} | ||