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An Inquiry into the Philosophical Concept of Schole - Leisure as a Political End (Paperback)
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An Inquiry into the Philosophical Concept of Schole - Leisure as a Political End (Paperback)
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Though the ancient Greek philosophical concept of schole 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. Schole 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 schole is a principle for political organization. The concept
of schole by and large did not survive Aristotle. To sharpen our
understanding of schole 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. Schole
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.
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