Talk by Mathias Fuchs on ‘Animals and Play’ on 6th March 2022

Abstract:The aim of the lecture is to discuss the possibility, modes and historical perspectives on animal play. Starting with Herbert Spencer who refers to “a German writer, whose name I forgot” (Friedrich Schiller), philosophers, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists and ethologist (Verhaltensforscher in German) speculated about the question whether animals play, which animals play, why animals play,Continue reading “Talk by Mathias Fuchs on ‘Animals and Play’ on 6th March 2022”