Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility
Philosopher James Carse distinguishes two kinds of games: finite games played to win, and infinite games played to keep the play going. In 101 elegant, aphoristic chapters, Carse applies this distinction to war, religion, sexuality, culture, and society — building a comprehensive philosophy of human life as essentially playful. One of the most philosophically influential texts in the entire field of game and play studies.
