CHAPTER 1:
INTRODUCTION
In this chapter, I will briefly look at the state of play today and how I got interested in the topic. After that I will review the literature and discuss method and its ethical implications. Then I will explicate the central question of the dissertation, some subsidiary questions, and discusss how the dissertation is organized.
A Continuing Overview of the Literature
What This Web Site is About
Cosmicplay.net is my artistic dissertation for a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, in Carpinteria, California [www.pacifica.edu ]. My dissertation is about cosmic play, the way the universe plays, and what the Hindus called lila
Hints on How to Read the Dissertation
This lengthy dissertation, which is much longer than a typical Pacifica dissertation, can be approached in parts or consumed in its entirety. Some of the parts provide a context, they set the stage so to speak.
What This Web Site is About
Cosmicplay.net is my artistic dissertation for a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, in Carpinteria, California [www.pacifica.edu ]. My dissertation is about cosmic play, the way the universe plays, and what the Hindus called lila