Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility
by James P. Carse
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Book Reviews of Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility
Book Review: paradigm shift in easy to understand examples
Summary: 5 Stars
i first read this book in japan, and the guy who lent it to me almost lost it to me. it consolidates thousands of "self-help" and mysticism books into elegant, geometric-proof style summations of personal experience. i've been sent to organizational training seminars for work purposes and have read various martial arts and bodywork texts, also for work purposes. the principles in "finite and infinite games" added immensely to all of it. carse's ideas are like alexander technique for the mind and soul. and if you're interested in alexander technique, check out the new book by macdonald.
Book Review: provides an alternative way to look at the world
Summary: 5 Stars
Finite and Infinite Games divides what people do into two aspects, finite games and infinite games. Infinite games are the preferred approach to life. Finite games are played to win. Infinite games are played to continue play. This book made me wish I knew more about philosophy as the author is obviously providing a counterpoint to much of previous philosophy. So I think that a reader with a moderate knowledge of philosophy would benefit more from this book than I did. Still I got a lot out of this book and highly recommend it. I think this is a book that one can come back to often in one's travels through philosophy.Book Review: "A Handbook for Life"
Summary: 5 Stars
I have used this as a philosophy text in my college teaching for many years. It has been described by my students as "transformative". No matter what their field area, the sciences or the arts, this text gives a "Bigger Picture" view of roles, culture, society, competition, war, waste, even sex than any book I have ever read.
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Book Review: The bifocals on the everyday lenses of life.
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is worth its price simply for its elegant articulation of why artists don't fit in. And also for the bit about the difference between dramatic (the suspense) and theatrical (the suspense plus an audience). This quiet book will reassure and energize every quiet person who has not only marched to a different drummer but invited the drummer to join him for a drink and a chat ... This quiet book is actually quite subversive. I have several copies and loan them out frequently to anyone needing liberation from the squirrel cage of closed systems.Book Review: A great brain workout
Summary: 4 Stars
I am always looking for books that challange my ability to "wrap my brain around" abstract concepts and unusual philosophies; although I can't say that I agree with all of the author's assertions in this little gem (...but have you ever agreed with an entire philosophy book?), I will say that this book is one heck of a mental workout. Carse communicates abstractions in thinking with crystal clear, straight-forward analogies that often warrent going back for a second or third read.
Short and sweet, and the price is right!