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(1989) The philosophy of leisure, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Leisure seems too trivial a subject to be treated philosophically. The philosophy of work, yes: that is serious. But leisure is nothing. It is either a piece of spare time between serious and important or necessary pursuits, or the kind of activities engaged in during this period — leisure activities. What possible philosophical problems could such activities or absence of activity generate?
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-19731-6_1
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Barrett, C. (1989)., Introduction, in T. Winnifrith & C. Barrett (eds.), The philosophy of leisure, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-8.
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