Play In Humanity Research Paper

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PARAPHRASING According to Friedrich Nietzsche, Play is important and necessary in humanity. One of the reason supporting the claim was based on the suggestion that “Play is the highest form of human activity”. He describes the evolution of human mind in three steps. Firstly, the human mind take the form of a camel due to the burdens of “cultural duties” it has to undertake, which comes in the form of ethical obligations, class of society and the tradition to be followed. Subsequently, the camel turns into a lion, symbolizing the rebellious state of the mind which liberates a person from obeying instructions like a slave to the governance system. Finally, this negative phase evolves into the highest form of humanity, represented as the playing …show more content…

Therefore, play is seen as a form of chaos and is not important to humanity as there are no significant benefits or contributions. However, research shows that play is a symbol of hope that comes with noteworthy benefits, such as allowing individuals to connect with others, helps to relieve stress at work and improves brain function of individuals (Lawrence Robinson, Melinda Smith, & Jeanne Segal, 2015). However, one of the most important benefit of play is that it allows a person to have fun while keeping fit at the same time. Individuals whom dislike the usual routine of exercises such as running, cycling or even brisk walking can opt to engage in active form of play such as yoga, which promotes both mental and physical health. In addition, research also shown that a person who is deprived of play is dull, boring and tend to be avoided by others as they are not fun to hang out with (Sami Yenigun, 2014). This deprivation indirectly causes them to be ostracized by the society and may lead to emotional health problems such as depression. Therefore, it can be seen that play is in fact important and necessary in humanity, as opposed to Aristotle’s view of play as being a waste of

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