What We Can Learn From Brian Sutton-Smith [PSMag.com]

Samantha Sangenito 3/19/154:00 AM

Brian Sutton-Smith, the world’s foremost scholar of play and philosopher of fun, passed away earlier this month. Among all the New Zealand native's accolades, what's maybe most impressive about Sutton-Smith is that he managed to carry out deliberate, careful study of a subject which, by its very nature, resists seriousness. His theories on the evolutionary origin and usefulness of play will continue to influence play researchers.*

For the most part, life is pretty serious business. Sutton-Smith found that we could learn a thing or two from children; kids often make light of (and escape from) the adult-run world they inhabit with jokes and stories that push the boundaries their authoritative overlords put in place.

[For more of this story, written by Kate Wheeling, go to http://www.psmag.com/health-an...f-brian-sutton-smith]

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