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050 4 _aBF
100 1 _aGroos, Karl,
_d1861-1946
240 1 4 _aDie Spiele der Menschen. English
245 1 4 _aThe Play of Man
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-12-04
508 _aTurgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Play of Man" by Karl Groos is a scholarly work exploring the concept of play in human beings, written in the late 19th century. This text extends Groos's earlier investigation into animal play, delving into its anthropological aspects and the underlying psychological and instinctual factors that drive playful behavior in humans. The book addresses the nature of human play, its functions, and how it relates to various stages of life and development. The opening of "The Play of Man" introduces Groos's aim to analyze human play within the framework established by his previous studies on animal behavior, focusing on the definitions and classifications of play that have eluded many scholars. In a detailed introduction, Groos discusses the challenges in forming a comprehensive classification of play activities, emphasizing the importance of natural impulses and instincts in shaping playful actions. He outlines the significance of playful experimentation in sensory and motor activities, aiming to illustrate how play serves both biological and psychological functions as individuals engage in various playful expressions from early childhood onward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChild psychology
653 _aGames
653 _aPlay
653 _aAdulthood
700 1 _aBaldwin, James Mark,
_d1861-1934
700 1 _aBaldwin, Elizabeth L.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58411
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