The Spirit of Play: Fun and Freedom in the Professional Age of Sport

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 16 (3):281-299 (2021)
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In Johan Huizinga’s most prolific study of play, Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture he states that for play to be considered authentic, genuine and real it must be fun, free, spont...

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