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Reflection on life in terms of competition, Professor Carse compares two types of games manifested in human life--finite games, the familiar games of daily life that are bounded by space and time and infinite games, unbounded, unfettered, creative expressions of the human spirit
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nary book that will dramatically change the way you experience life.
Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life, the games we play in business and politics, in the bedroom and on the battlefied -- games with winners and losers, a beginning and an end. Infinite games are more mysterious -- and ultimately more rewarding. They are unscripted and unpredictable; they are the source of true freedom.
In this elegant and compelling work, James Carse explores what these games mean, and what they can mean to you. He offers stunning new insights into the nature of property and power, of culture and community, of sexuality and self-discovery, opening the door to a world of infinite delight and possibility.
"An extraordinary little book . . . a wise and intimate companion, an elegant reminder of the real."
-- Brain/Mind Bulletin
About the Author
James P. Carse is Professor Emeritus of history and literature of religion at New York University. A winner of the University’s Great Teacher Award, he is author of The Religious Case Against Belief (2008) and Breakfast at the Victory: The Mysticism of Ordinary Experience (1994). Carse lives in New York City and Massachusetts.
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- PublisherFree Press
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0029059801
- ISBN 13 9780029059807
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages152
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