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I was hoping to get an insightful answer, something new but alas no. A vague connection is made between toys, Descartes and a Pascal quote. And no mention of
by senthil_rajasek 3y ago
I was hoping to get an insightful answer, something new but alas no.
A vague connection is made between toys, Descartes and a Pascal quote.
And no mention of toys from ancient civilizations,
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation
Maybe this wasn't the goal but why a title that asks a sweeping broad question but gives a weak answer? It sort of makes this article click-baity.
- solarmist 3y agoRead a few articles about affective neuroscience pioneered by Jaan Panksepp. Playing is creativity and learning. It’s how we learn new things we have not been directly exposed to. Basically we have defined play far to narrowly and it is the basis for all learning/creativity in non-stressful situations. As opposed to learning in reaction to a situation.