Integrative Explorations Journal 39 The term is soundplay, not "audial" or "auditory" play; it does not refer to an event in a subject, but to a worldly "dimension," i.e., sound. "Play" is to be understood as it is presented in Eugen Fink, Spiel als Weltsymbol (Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1960); neither a derogatory connotation nor a comparison with something "more real" is intended. "Soundplay" may be translated as "jeu sonore" or as "Klangspiel." 40 Here it is appropriate to express my thanks to Prof. Algis Mickunas, who not only introduced me (and many others) to the work of Jean Gebser, but also supported and encouraged concert presentations of soundplay in conjunction with philosophical conferences.
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