The Ecology Of Role Play Intentionality And Cultural Evolution Summary

“The Ecology of Role Play Intentionality and Cultural Evolution” by Marianna Papadopoulou, is about the difference between intentional acts and intentionality. Its also about how kids use role play as a means of finding their place in life and to quell natural anxiety over new situations and cultures! The topic covered are being-in-the-world: evolution and intentionalities, role play, the ecology or role play :myth and mimesis, is there a play instinct?, play as a mode of being or becoming? and etc. Papadopoulou brings up research she did with a group of children to witness play from children first hand. It goes on to talk about data found and the ethics about the experiment done on the children. I found this article to be very interesting