Action versus contemplation : why an ancient debate still matters /
"This book is about the tension and potential balance between the active and contemplative lives--between the "vita activa" and the "vita contemplativa"--Ideals that have been debated since antiquity. The message of this book is that deep human needs call forth both possibil...
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The University of Chicago Press,
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Publisher Address: | Chicago, IL : |
Publication Dates: | 2018. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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"This book is about the tension and potential balance between the active and contemplative lives--between the "vita activa" and the "vita contemplativa"--Ideals that have been debated since antiquity. The message of this book is that deep human needs call forth both possibilities."--Provided by publisher. |
Carrier Form: | 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-235) and index. |
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9780226032238 (hardback) : 022603223X (hardback) |
Index Number: | BD435 |
CLC: | B821 |
Call Number: | B821/S955 |
Contents: | Introduction -- From action and contemplation to stress and relaxation -- The action bias and the human condition -- Science and humanities -- Work and leisure -- Public and private -- A life of meaning in a market world -- Conclusion : the university and the world. |