Genesis of Animal Play Testing the Limits

Name: Genesis of Animal Play Testing the Limits
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ISBN: 9780262524698

ISBN-10: 0262524694

ISBN-13: 9780262524698

Edition: 2006

Authors: Gordon M. Burghardt, Brian Sutton-Smith

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In The Genesis of Animal Play, Gordon Burghardt examines the origins and evolution of play in humans and animals. He asks what play might mean in our understanding of evolution, the brain, behavioral organization, and psychology. Is play essential to development? Is it the driving force behind human and animal behavior? What is the proper place for the study of play in the cognitive, behavioral, and biological sciences? The engaging nature of play -- who does not enjoy watching a kitten attack a ball of yarn? -- has made it difficult to study. Some scholars have called play undefinable, nonexistent, or a mystery outside the realm of scientific analysis. Using the comparative perspectives…

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 8/11/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 520
Size: 6.89" wide x 8.98" long x 1.09" tall
Weight: 1.760



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Nature of Play



Play: Many Meanings, Few Answers



Footprints in the Sand: The Origins and Radiation of Play Theory



Defining Play: Can We Stop Playing Around?



A Guide to the Diversity of Play



Nothing Is Simple: Studying the Hows and Whys of Play



The Genesis of Play: An Integrative Approach



The Phylogeny of Play



The Path Through the Major Evolutionary Landscapes



Play in the Placental Mammals



The Alternate Radiation: Play in Marsupials



Does the Platypus Play?



Play Is for the Birds Too



The Cool Reptiles



The Origins of Vertebrate Play: Fish That Leap, Juggle, and Tease



Play at the Margins: Invertebrates



The Legacy and Future of Play


References


Animal Index


Name Index


Subject Index