Unit 1 Notes: Introduction to Leisure and Philosophical Thought
1. Course Text: (Leisure: The basis of culture) Chapter 1
2. Unit 1 Notes
3. Articles:
Josef Pieper’s contemplative assent to the world
What is a Philosopher?
Leisure and democracy: Incompatible ideals?
Watch
1. Video: Joseph Pieper: Sisyphus and the defense of leisure
Course Note:What is leisure?
When the word leisure is spoken, many people will picture in their minds eye a beach, a cocktail and some relaxation. In other words, people equate leisure with relaxation, resting and recuperating. Yet, in many ways going to bed at night will fulfill this definition of leisure. For the philosopher Aristotle, leisure involved more than relaxation.
What is leisure for the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle?
What did he mean by that?
