Making Game

An Essay on Hunting, Familiar Things, and the Strangeness of Being Who One Is

By Peter L. Atkinson
Categories: Philosophy, Social Sciences, Sports
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Ebook (Kindle) : 9781771990714, 166 pages, January 2009
Paperback : 9781897425282, 183 pages, January 2009
Ebook (EPUB) : 9781897425299, 166 pages, January 2009

Description

Making Game is a mixed-genre composition in which the author reflects on the philosophical and ethical implications of hunting wild game. This engaging essay is informed by the author’s significant background of scholarly engagement with the phenomenological tradition in modern philosophy.

Reviews

“A bold narrative and philosophical ramble through subjects ranging from hunting, to the natures of consciousness and erotic desire, to ancient literature and philosophy, to the meaning of parenthood and family.”

- Notre Dame Review