Finite and Infinite Games

Name: Finite and Infinite Games
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ISBN: 9781476731711

ISBN-10: 1476731713

ISBN-13: 9781476731711

Edition: 2012

Authors: James Carse

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“There are at least two kinds of games,” states James Carse as he begins this extraordinary book. “One could be called finite; the other infinite.”Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life; they are played in order to be won, which is when they end. But infinite games are more mysterious. Their object is not winning, but ensuring the continuation of play. The rules may change, the boundaries may change, even the participants may change—as long as the game is never allowed to come to an end.What are infinite games? How do they affect the ways we play our finite games? What are we doing when we play—finitely or infinitely? And how can infinite games affect the ways in which we…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 1/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.37" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English




There are at Least Two Kinds of Games



No One can Play a Game Alone



I Am the Genius of Myself



A Finite Game Occurs within a World



Nature is the Realm of the Unspeakable



We Control Nature for Societal Reasons



Myth Provokes Explanation but Accepts None of It


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