Karl Groos
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Karl Groos was a psychologist
who proposed an evolutionary instrumentalist theory of play. His 1898 book on The Play of Animals tried to persuade educators that play is a preparation for later life.
It's suggested that his theory is based on the beliefs of Charles Darwin as he believed that the when animals 'play' they are practising basic instinct such as fighting for survival.
Psychologist
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who proposed an evolutionary instrumentalist theory of play. His 1898 book on The Play of Animals tried to persuade educators that play is a preparation for later life.
It's suggested that his theory is based on the beliefs of Charles Darwin as he believed that the when animals 'play' they are practising basic instinct such as fighting for survival.
Works
- Die Spiele der Tiere (Jena 1896); translated by E. L. Baldwin as The Play of Animals (New York 1898)
- Die Spiele der Menschen (Jena 1899); translated by E. L. Baldwin as The Play of Man (New York 1901)
- Des Seelenleben des Kindes (Berlin 1904)