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Does play constitute the good life? Suits and Aristotle on autotelicity and living well
Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 47 (2):168-182 (2020)
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Bernard Suits’ account of play as an autotelic activity has been greatly influential in the philosophy of sport. Suits borrows the notion of ‘autotelicity’ from Aristotle’s ethics, formulating diff...Other Versions
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