Making Game
An Essay on Hunting, Familiar Things, and the Strangeness of Being Who One Is
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
183 pages
978-1-897425-28-2 (ISBN)
Description
Making Game is a mixed-genre composition in which theauthor reflects on the philosophical and ethical implications ofhunting wild game. Through the activity of hunting, Atkinson finds aconnection to the roots of his identity: both his family historyand his sense of self.
This engaging essay is informed by the author's significantbackground of scholarly engagement with the phenomenological traditionin modern philosophy. represented by the work of Husserl, Heidegger,and Merleau-Ponty.
This engaging essay is informed by the author's significantbackground of scholarly engagement with the phenomenological traditionin modern philosophy. represented by the work of Husserl, Heidegger,and Merleau-Ponty.
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Language
English
Place of publication
EDMONTON
Canada
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-897425-28-2 (9781897425282)
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Peter L. Atkinson
Making Game
An Essay on Hunting, Familiar Things, and the Strangeness of Being Who One Is
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01/2009
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De Gruyter
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Peter L. Atkinson received his PhD in Philosophy(1999) and his MFA in English Poetry (1993) from the University ofCalifornia at Irvine. He lives in New Mexico.