Reception Finite and Infinite Games received mixed reviews. Howard A. Paul suggested that the book would be valuable in the education of therapists, whereas Francis Kane of the New York Times was critical of the book's premise and logic. Meanwhile technologist Kevin Kelly praised it for "alter[ing] my thinking about life, the universe, and everything." Reviews in Commonweal and Publishers Weekly were more balanced. Theology professor John F. Haught  noted the connection between Carse's book and the works of Søren Kierkegaard, Henri Bergson, René Descartes  . Philosopher David Chalmers has called it a 'neglected classic in the philosophy of living.'
Reception Finite and Infinite Games received mixed reviews. Howard A. Paul suggested that the book would be valuable in the education of therapists, whereas Francis Kane of the New York Times was critical of the book's premise and logic. Meanwhile technologist Kevin Kelly praised it for "alter[ing] my thinking about life, the universe, and everything." Reviews in Commonweal and Publishers Weekly were more balanced. Theology professor John F. Haught , writing in The Washington Times magazine noted the connection between Carse's book and the works of Søren Kierkegaard, Henri Bergson, René Descartes . Finite and Infinite Games received a mixed review in Kirkus Reviews which stated 'For every (not too original) insight worth remembering ... there's a pair of others too familiar ... or awkward ... to hold our attention' . Philosopher David Chalmers has called it a 'neglected classic in the philosophy of living.'
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. Finite and Infinite Games received a mixed review in Kirkus Reviews which stated 'For every (not too original) insight worth remembering ... there's a pair of others too familiar ... or awkward ... to hold our attention'