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020			_a9781474237963
020			_z9781474237932 (hardback)
020			_z9781474237949 (electronic book)
020			_z9781474237956 (PDF)
041			_aeng
082			_a306.4/812 _223
100			_aKalimtzis, Kostas, _d1947- _eauthor. _918271
245			_aAn inquiry into the philosophical concept of scholê _bleisure as a political end _cKostas Kalimtzis.
260			_aNew York _bBloomsbury _c2017.
300			_a1 online resource (xii, 227 pages)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520			_a"Though the ancient Greek philosophical concept of scholê usually translated as 'leisure', there is a vast difference between the two. Leisure, derived from Latin licere, has its roots in Roman otium and connotes the uses of free time in ways permitted by the status quo. scholê the actualization of mind and one's humanity within a republic that devotes its culture to making such a choice possible. This volume traces the background in Greek culture and the writings of Plato of a daring proposal presented by Aristotle, that scholê a principle for political organization. The concept of scholê and large did not survive Aristotle. To sharpen our understanding of scholê the book goes on to identify the concepts of leisure which we have inherited from the intellectuals of the Hellenistic and Roman empires and the early Church Fathers. Schol also had its contrary ascholia - busyness - which Plato described as a social and psychological pathology and his analysis suggests why, due to these ills, current visions of a leisure society are highly unlikely."--Bloomsbury Publishing
520	8		_aThough the ancient Greek philosophical concept of scholê is usually translated as 'leisure', there is a vast difference between the two. Leisure, derived from Latin licere, has its roots in Roman otium and connotes the uses of free time in ways permitted by the status quo. Scholê is the actualization of mind and one's humanity within a republic that devotes its culture to making such a choice possible. This volume traces the background in Greek culture and the writings of Plato of a daring proposal presented by Aristotle, that scholê is a principle for political organization. The concept of scholê by and large did not survive Aristotle. To sharpen our understanding of scholê the book goes on to identify the concepts of leisure which we have inherited from the intellectuals of the Hellenistic and Roman empires and the early Church Fathers. Scholê also had its contrary ascholia - busyness - which Plato described as a social and psychological pathology and his analysis suggests why, due to these ills, current visions of a leisure society are highly unlikely
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bLondon : _cBloomsbury Publishing, _d2017 _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess limited by licensing agreement
650			_aLeisure _xPhilosophy. _918272
650			_2Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500
650			_aLeisure _xHistory. _918273
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.5040/9781474237963?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
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