An inquiry into the philosophical concept of scholê leisure as a political end Kostas Kalimtzis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kalimtzis, Kostas, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leisure--Philosophy.

Leisure.

Leisure--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York Bloomsbury 2017.

Summary:

"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

Though 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

Contents:

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

I. Sisyphus or Scholê?

II. Plato on Scholê and Ascholia

III. Catharsis, Scholê and Play

IV. Aristotle: On the Nature of Scholê

V. Making Scholê Practical - Diagôgê, Mousikê and Philia

VII. Otium: Withdrawal for Action and Duty

VIII. The Disappearance of Scholê

Afterword

Leisure as a political end

Notes

Bibliography

Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9781474237963

1474237967

9781474237949

1474237940

OCLC:

953363369