FC -- Half title -- Also available from Bloomsbury -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I. Sisyphus or Scholê? -- Scholê and its generic cultural attributes -- The myth of Sisyphus: The curse of busyness -- The philoso…
Though the ancient Greek philosophical concept of scholê 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…
"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…
"This book explores Aristotle's theory of stasis, a word usually translated to mean "revolution," "civic disorder," or "sedition." It examines Aristotle's writings on stasis, especially Book 5 of the Politics, within the tradition established by ancient Greek poets, medical writ…