Adam Carnehl answers “Why did Huizinga suggest foreplay does not...”

Eris asked this question about Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture:

Why did Huizinga suggest foreplay does not truly emerge in play like the other cultural phenomena he dissects in his work? I read it in the original Dutch btw

Adam Carnehl I think because it doesn't fit Huizinga's definition. To Huizinga that goal of romantic play is ultimately copulative, productive. It is a means to at…moreI think because it doesn't fit Huizinga's definition. To Huizinga that goal of romantic play is ultimately copulative, productive. It is a means to attract mates and to mate. It's biologically answered where "play," properly, is not. (less)

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