The Play of Man - Couverture souple

Groos, Karl

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1430460636 ISBN 13 : 9781430460633

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2007

Synopsis

The Play of Man by Karl Groos is a seminal work on the importance of play in human development. Originally published in German in 1898, this book argues that play is not just a frivolous activity but is actually essential to the physical, mental, and social development of human beings.Groos draws on a wide range of examples from the animal kingdom to demonstrate the evolutionary origins of play, and he shows how play serves as a means of developing skills and abilities that are essential for survival. He also explores the psychological and social benefits of play, arguing that it helps to foster creativity, imagination, and social skills.Throughout the book, Groos emphasizes the importance of play in childhood, arguing that it is during this time that children develop many of the skills and abilities that will serve them throughout their lives. He also discusses the role of play in adult life, showing how it can be a source of pleasure, relaxation, and personal growth.The Play of Man is a classic work that has had a profound influence on the fields of psychology, anthropology, and education. It remains a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the importance of play in human development.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1430460636
• ISBN 13: 9781430460633
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 428
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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