Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility

by James P. Carse

Description

This influential work distinguishes between finite games, played to achieve victory within established rules, and infinite games, played to sustain participation, possibility, and renewal. Applying this framework to relationships, work, politics, culture, and personal identity, it challenges readers to reconsider the goals and assumptions that shape everyday life. Philosophical yet accessible, the book offers a provocative vision of freedom, creativity, and human meaning beyond the pursuit of winners and losers.

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paperback

Ballantine Books

Published Jan 1, 1987

180 pages

ISBN: 9780345341846

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First Published

1986

Language

eng

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