Finite and infinite games

By James Carse, James P. Carse

Subjects: Symbolic aspects, Symbolic aspects of Games, Lebenssinn, Games, Religion, Life, Ontology, Games -- Symbolic aspects, Philosophy

Description: Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life, the games we play in business and politics, in the bedroom and on the battlefield — games with winners and losers, a beginning and an end. Infinite games are the more mysterious — and ultimately more rewarding. They are unscripted and unpredictable; they are the source of true freedom. -- from the back cover of the 1986 edition.