The Idea of Leisure: First Principles

by Robert A. Stebbins

A range of thinkers in philosophy, religion, and the social sciences have argued that thanks to science, technology, and the organization of society, the human condition has improved and will continue to do so. People are becoming progressively happier and enjoying an ever-improving quality of life, they say, mostly because they are putting their skills and reason to work. The Idea of Leisure is based on the assumption that leisure also fits into...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412842727
• ISBN13: 9781412842723
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"