An Inquiry into the Philosophical Concept of Schole : Leisure as a Political End PDF
by Kostas Kalimtzis
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Though the ancient Greek philosophical concept of schol 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. Schol 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 schol is a principle for political organization.
The concept of schol by and large did not survive Aristotle. To sharpen our understanding of schol 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.
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- Publication Date:12/01/2017
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- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:12/01/2017
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- ISBN:9781474237956
