Masking the Abject: A Genealogy of Play

by Mechthild Nagel

Masking the Abject traces the beginnings of the malediction of play in Western metaphysics to Aristotle. Mechthild Nagel's innovative study demonstrates how play has served as a 'castaway' in western philosophical thinking: It is considered to be repulsive and loathsome, yet also fascinating and desirable. The book illustrates how play 'succeeds' and proliferates after Hegel-despite its denunciation by classical philosophers-entering Marxist, phenomenological,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739103075
• ISBN13: 9780739103074
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"