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Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Swiss genetic epistemologist and psychologist who celebrated the creative play of children. His studies of how play functions suggest that also adults can remain creative when they continue to play with an open spirit (see the page on play for more on this subject). The function of play should not be confused with playing highly structured games and other frozen edifices. For him, to understand is to invent.

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The Jean Piaget Society has biographical information and resources on Piaget.

Check here for books by and about Jean Piaget .
I recommend Play, Dreams, and Imitation in Childhood. It contains his clear view of play as an adaptive behavior. Piaget indicates that adaptation is a combination of imitation and play. A good overview of Piaget's work is Six Psychological Studies.

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