Philosophy Quote by James P. Carse

“The issue here is not whether self-veiling can be avoided, or even should be avoided. Indeed, no finite play is possible without it. The…

— James P. Carse

“No one can play a game alone. One cannot be human by oneself. There is no selfhood where there is no community. We do…

— James P. Carse

A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.

— James P. Carse

“Immortality is therefore the supreme example of the contradictoriness of finite play: It is a life one cannot live.”

— James P. Carse

“Evil is never intended as evil. Indeed, the contradiction inherent in all evil is that it originates in the desire to eliminate evil. “The…

— James P. Carse

“To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated. Education discovers an increasing richness in…

— James P. Carse

“It is a highly valued function of society to prevent changes in the rules of the many games it embraces... Deviancy, however, is the…

— James P. Carse

“...religion ceases to be religion when its poetic authority is recast as civic authority.”

— James P. Carse

“Although it may be evident enough in theory that whoever plays a finite game plays freely, it is often the case that finite players…

— James P. Carse

“We are playful when we engage others at the level of choice, when there is no telling in advance where our relationship with them…

— James P. Carse

“Surprise in finite play is the triumph of the past over the future. The Master Player who already knows what moves are to be…

— James P. Carse

“Titles are public. They are for others to notice. I expect others to address me according to my titles, but I do not address…

— James P. Carse