short title page; title page Annette Holba PHILOSOPHICAL LEISURE RECUPERATIVE PRACTICE FOR HUMAN COMMUNICATION; copyright page; CONTENTS; epigram; dedication; FOREWORD Ronald C. Arnett; Introduction Recuperative Invitation; 1 Communicative Problem; 2 Philosophical Leisure; 3 Leisure in Dark Times Violence of Hannah Arendt's Social Realm; 4 Recreation; 5 Communicative Insight & Recuperative Praxis; 6 Philosophical Play as Poiesis; 7 Recuperative Praxis Music & the Other; 8 Conclusion Recuperative insight; Reference List; Apendix A Bibliography for Emile Jaques-Dalcroze
Bibliography for Maria MontessoriBibliography for Shin'ichi Suzuki; Apendix B Bibliography for Opening Chapter Quotations; Index
Summary
Human beings have suffered a communication eclipse as a result of rapid technological advancements and conspicuous consumption. Consequences of this communication eclipse can be devastating to the human condition. Philosophical Leisure: Recuperative Praxis for Human Communication invites us to understand the ontological and phenomenological difference between leisure and recreation. This distinction is important since outcomes of each activity differ dramatically. Philosophical leisure can repair our ability to communicate with others at a deeply human level
