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Action versus contemplation : why an ancient debate still matters / Jennifer Summit & Blakey Vermeule.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Summit, Jennifer, author.
- Vermeule, Blakey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Life.
- Meaning (Philosophy).
- Ideals (Philosophy).
- Physical Description:
- 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, IL ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- "This book is about the tension and potential balance between the active and contemplative lives--between the "vita activa" and the "vita contemplativa"--Ideals that have been debated since antiquity. The message of this book is that deep human needs call forth both possibilities."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- From action and contemplation to stress and relaxation
- The action bias and the human condition
- Science and humanities
- Work and leisure
- Public and private
- A life of meaning in a market world
- Conclusion : the university and the world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-235) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Summit, Jennifer. Action versus contemplation.
- ISBN:
- 9780226032238
- 022603223X
- OCLC:
- 1002129369
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