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Play has been defined by motive, by content, and as voluntary activity (Ellis, 1973). In the English language the word ‘play’ is used to encompass the broad range of behaviors of animals that are not obviously essential to survival, A host of other words have been used to describe the various activities humans use as play (Huizinga, 1949).
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Whiren, A. (1982). Comment: Response to “The Rhetoric of Toys”. In: Cafagna, A.C., Peterson, R.T., Staudenbaur, C.A. (eds) Philosophy, Children, and the Family. Child Nurturance, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3473-6_26
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