An Inquiry Into the Philosophical Concept of Scholê: Leisure as a Political End

by Kostas Kalimtzis

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474237932
• ISBN13: 9781474237932
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"