{"product_id":"an-inquiry-into-the-philosophical-kostas-kalimtzis-9781350079878","title":"An Inquiry Into the Philosophical Concept of Schol?: Leisure as a Political End","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough the ancient Greek philosophical concept of \u003ci\u003eschol? \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\u003eSchol?\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\u003eschol?\u003c\/i\u003e is a principle for political organization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe concept of \u003ci\u003eschol? \u003c\/i\u003eby and large did not survive Aristotle. To sharpen our understanding of \u003ci\u003eschol? \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\u003eSchol? \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kostas Kalimtzis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350079871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350079878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Kostas Kalimtzis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46825771630847,"sku":"9781350079878","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93348cd0-96e1-4d24-aedf-75e1ff1446ec.jpg?v=1746073582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-inquiry-into-the-philosophical-kostas-kalimtzis-9781350079878","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}