Finite and infinite games : a vision of life as play and possibility.

'There are at least two kinds of games,' states James P. Carse as he begins this extraordinary book. 'One could be called finite; the other infinite.' Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life ; they are played in order to be won, which iswhen they end. But infinite games are more mysterious. Their object is not winning, but ensuring the continuation of play. Therules May change, the boundaries May change, even the participants Ma...