{"product_id":"return-of-the-grasshopper-games-leisure-and-the-good-life-in-the-third-millennium-paperback","title":"Return of the Grasshopper: Games, Leisure and the Good Life in the Third Millennium - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard Suits\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher C. Yorke\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFrancisco Javier López Frías\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sequel to Bernard Suits' timeless classic philosophical work \u003ci\u003eThe Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e, published in its full and unabridged form for the first time, Suits continues to explore some of our most fundamental philosophical questions, including the value of sport and games, and their relationship to the good life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Grasshopper\u003c\/i\u003e, Suits puts his theoretical cards on the table, exploring the in-depth implications of his definition of utopia, assessing the merits of a gamified philosophy, and explaining how games can provide an existential balm against the fear of death. Perhaps most importantly, for the first time in print, Suits reveals his underlying worldview: that humanity is forever fated to endure a cyclical existence of privation, brought on by material scarcity, and boredom, resulting from material plenitude. An essential companion to \u003ci\u003eThe Grasshopper\u003c\/i\u003e, this edition includes an introductory chapter that puts Suits' life and work into context, helping the reader to understand why Suits has had such a profound influence on contemporary philosophy and how his ideas still provide powerful insight into the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is important reading for anybody with an interest in the philosophy of sport, leisure and play, political philosophy, ethics, existentialism or utopian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Suits\u003c\/b\u003e is a foundational figure in the philosophy of sports and games. A philosophy professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada, for most of his life, he is best known for his seminal book \u003ci\u003eThe Grasshopper: Games, Life, and Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e. Bernard Suits died in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher C. Yorke \u003c\/b\u003eis Philosophy Instructor at Langara College and Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada. He has written his doctoral dissertation and several academic journal articles on the subject of Bernard Suits' utopia of gameplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancisco Javier López Frías\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Penn State University, USA, and a Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, with a courtesy appointment in the Philosophy Department.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52724223181107,"sku":"9781032201368","price":97.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RmppYlkxb2lqTUo5T2s3a1NxR2ZNQT09.webp?v=1763686792","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/return-of-the-grasshopper-games-leisure-and-the-good-life-in-the-third-millennium-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}