The Economic Imperative: Leisure and Imagination in the 21st Century
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1. Verfasser: Zerilli, John (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Luton Andrews UK 2011
Schriftenreihe:Societas, 3
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Beschreibung:Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Dedication; Quotes; Preface; Body Matter; Introduction: The Problem Stated; Leisure and the Economic Imperative; Leisure and the Roots of Civil Society; Competitive Sport and the Spectacle of Play; Imagination and the Scientific Spirit; Art, Religion and the Quest for Purpose; Back Matter; Also Available
The book explores the role of leisure in modern life. It was written in the belief that leisure sets us apart as a species, that what is "useless" by commercial standards is probably the best thing we have going for us, and that leisure is under attack, in high danger of being lost, and has been for some time (since at least the end of the Second World War). The source of the problem is the ascendancy of the economic imperative, the subordination of the science of means (philosophy) by the s ..
Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:111 pages
ISBN:9781845403430
1845403436
1845402316
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