The genesis of animal play : : testing the limits / / Gordon M. Burghardt.
In The Genesis of Animal Play, Gordon Burghardt examines the origins and evolution of play in humans and animals. He asks what play might mean in our understanding of evolution, the brain, behavioral organization, and psychology. Is play essential to development? Is it the driving force behind human...
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| Superior document: | A Bradford Book |
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| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | A Bradford Book
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (521 p.) |
| Notes: | "A Bradford book." |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; I The Nature of Play; 1 Play: Many Meanings, Few Answers; 2 Footprints in the Sand: The Origins and Radiation of Play Theory; 3 Defining Play: Can We Stop Playing Around?; 4 A Guide to the Diversity of Play; 5 Nothing Is Simple: Studying the Hows and Whys of Play; 6 The Genesis of Play: An Integrative Approach; II The Phylogeny of Play; 7 The Path Through the Major Evolutionary Landscapes; 8 Play in the Placental Mammals; 9 The Alternate Radiation: Play in Marsupials; 10 Does the Platypus Play?; 11 Play Is for the Birds Too; 12 The Cool Reptiles
- 13 The Origins of Vertebrate Play: Fish That Leap, Juggle, and Tease14 Play at the Margins: Invertebrates; 15 The Legacy and Future of Play; References; Animal Index; Name Index; Subject Index