Human Evolution, Movement, and Intelligence: Why Playing Games Counts as Smart

Autor/in	Kretchmar, R. Scott
Titel	Human Evolution, Movement, and Intelligence: Why Playing Games Counts as Smart
Quelle	In: Quest, 70 (2018) 1, S.1-11 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-6297
DOI	10.1080/00336297.2017.1359636
Schlagwörter	Play; Games; Intelligence; Athletics; Motor Development; Athletes; Physical Activities; Team Sports + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Game; Spiele; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Leichtathletik; Motorische Entwicklung; Athlet; Mannschaftssport
Abstract	The article investigates several ways in which creating, entering, and playing games requires uniquely human levels of intelligence. It examines an element of our evolutionary heritage and the possibility that games (particularly in the form of sport) were among the first elements of culture. It describes sport as a "way of knowing," a species of intellection that permeates expertise in all domains of human behavior. Finally, it evaluates the credentials of sport as a form of communication, a way of seeking and sharing meaning, a method by which we tell our stories. This portrayal shows how and why sporting acts transcend animal play, mechanical movements, habitual behavior, and any prudential rationale related to self-preservation, health, and fitness. In short, it explains why playing games counts as smart. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01