Being played : Gadamer and philosophy's hidden dynamic
Jeremy Sampson (Author), Karl Simms
"Are we being played? Is our understanding of the traditionally fixed and static concepts of philosophy based on an oversimplification? This book explores some of the theories of the self since Descartes, together with the rationalism and the empiricism that sustain these ideas, and draws some startling conclusions using Gadamer's philosophical study of play as its starting point. Gadamer's ludic theory, Sampson argues, reveals a dynamic of play that exists at the deepest level of philosophy. It is this dynamic that could provide a solution in relation to the Gadamer/Habermas hermeneutics debate and the Gadamer/Derrida relativism debate, together with a theory of totality."-- Provided by publisher
xxviii, 241 pages ; 23 cm
9781622736294, 162273629X
1110459244
1. The state of play
2. Gadamer's dynamic equilibrium
3. Haberma' Red Card and the circle of critical Reciprocity
4. Derrida : The Philosopher and the bottomless chessboard
5. Heidegger's Dwelling : space to play
6. Lived by powers we pretend to understand in a midsummer Night's Dream
7. Tarrying as the still of play in waiting for Godot
8. Play and the Art of wasting time in the importance of being earnest
Conclusion
Endgame : The Ludicity of being and Totality
Foreword written by Karl Simms