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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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© 1989 Tom Winnifrith and Cyril Barrett
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Barrett, C. (1989). Introduction. In: Winnifrith, T., Barrett, C. (eds) The Philosophy of Leisure. Warwick Studies in the European Humanities. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19731-6_1
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