ABSTRACT
This chapter is a comparative analysis of the simile, 'life as play', drawing on two examples, one from Eastern and one from Western traditions. Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher born in Calcutta in 1872. He moved to England at the age of seven and received his education at King's College, Cambridge. The main reason for choosing Sri Aurobindo as an example of Eastern philosophy is that, since he had a Westernized educational background, Aurobindo is different from other representatives of Indian philosophy. The two main differences between Aurobindo's and Schlick's concepts of 'life as play' that point to key aspects of lila's affiliation with life are as follows. The first difference is their justification for using the notion 'play'. The second difference is the metaphysical attitude of each philosopher. Despite these differences in background and outlook, there remains the puzzle that they both put play at the centre of their philosophy.
