Homo luden: Oakeshott's champion- "Work and Play" by Michael Oakeshott.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:44:32
Category: / Social Sciences / Economics
Length: 6 pages (1525 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Economics
Length: 6 pages (1525 words)
The article "Work and Play", by Michael Oakeshott, describes the many characteristics of the human being. His main point is that the Homo ludens, is the civilized one compared to Homo sapiens. Oakeshott goes on to support his opinion by describing how the Homo sapiens are creatures of wants that have corrupted the idea of "play". I'm going to examine Michael Oakeshott's view and compare and contrast it with the view from philosophers Aristotle and …
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…philosophy, science and history. There are some points that Oakeshott made that I did not agree with. I believe that human beings are more complicated than just being workers and players. I accept Aristotle's view of the human being as a combination of body and soul. Mankind is complex.
Works Cited
Oakeshott, Michael. " Work and Play". First Things 54 (June/July 1995): 29-33. 16 Mar. 2005 < http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft9506/articles/oake.html>.
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