{"product_id":"9781350079878","title":"An Inquiry into the Philosophical Concept of Scholê : Leisure as a Political End","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAn Inquiry into the Philosophical Concept of Scholê\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kostas Kalimtzis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough the ancient Greek philosophical concept of \u003ci\u003escholê \u003c\/i\u003eis usually translated as 'leisure', there is a vast difference between the two. Leisure, derived from Latin \u003ci\u003elicere\u003c\/i\u003e, has its roots in Roman \u003ci\u003eotium \u003c\/i\u003eand connotes the uses of free time in ways permitted by the status quo. \u003ci\u003eScholê\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003escholê\u003c\/i\u003e is a principle for political organization. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe concept of \u003ci\u003escholê \u003c\/i\u003eby and large did not survive Aristotle. To sharpen our understanding of \u003ci\u003escholê \u003c\/i\u003ethe 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. \u003ci\u003eScholê \u003c\/i\u003ealso had its contrary \u003ci\u003eascholia\u003c\/i\u003e – 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350079878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40678618104014,"sku":"9781350079878","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c41703d2-2c26-49df-889a-45459b8bd079.jpg?v=1640058417","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350079878","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}