created sense approved 游戏说/遊戲說 · yóuxìshuō · play theory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
游戏说 / 遊戲說
yóuxìshuō
play theory
A theory of the origin of art, suggesting art arises from a basic human instinct for play; famously proposed by Schiller and Spencer.
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created sense approved 游戏说/遊戲說 · yóuxìshuō · game theory of language — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
游戏说 / 遊戲說
yóuxìshuō
game theory of language
A theory suggesting that language originated from playful vocalizations during leisure time, proposed by linguist Otto Jespersen.
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created sense approved 游戏说/遊戲說 · yóuxìshuō · theory of free play — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
游戏说 / 遊戲說
yóuxìshuō
theory of free play
The concept of free play in aesthetics and philosophy, specifically within the work of Immanuel Kant.
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