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OverviewRecent debates about inequality have focused almost exclusively on the distribution of wealth and disparities in income, but little notice has been paid to the distribution of free time. Free time is commonly assumed to be a matter of personal preference, a good that one chooses to have more or less of. Even if there is unequal access to free time, Full Product DetailsAuthor: Julie L. RosePublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691183442ISBN 10: 0691183449 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 08 January 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsAn excellent and highly persuasive book. Lucidly written, philosophically rich, and rigorously argued, it should become an essential point of reference for future work on leisure and distributive justice. ---Samuel Arnold, Journal of Politics Methodically and insightfully, [Rose] dismantles the assertion . . . that we all choose our leisure patterns. . . . Highly recommended. ---Karen Shook, Times Higher Education With uncommon clarity and analytical rigor, Rose succeeds in making the issue of free time philosophically compelling--and she persuades the reader that free time is a matter of justice, which implies that a just state must guarantee citizens a fair share. Rose's arguments cut to the heart of daily life and rearrange our conventional wisdom. --Rob Reich, Stanford University Free Time is well written and well argued. It contends that theories of distributive justice should think of free time as a resource all citizens should have in order to pursue their conception of the good. Few theories of distributive justice have discussed this matter and this book fills an important gap in the literature. --Jeff Spinner-Halev, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill With uncommon clarity and analytical rigor, Rose succeeds in making the issue of free time philosophically compelling--and she persuades the reader that free time is a matter of justice, which implies that a just state must guarantee citizens a fair share. Rose's arguments cut to the heart of daily life and rearrange our conventional wisdom. --Rob Reich, Stanford University Free Time is well written and well argued. It contends that theories of distributive justice should think of free time as a resource all citizens should have in order to pursue their conception of the good. Few theories of distributive justice have discussed this matter and this book fills an important gap in the literature. --Jeff Spinner-Halev, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill An excellent and highly persuasive book. Lucidly written, philosophically rich, and rigorously argued, it should become an essential point of reference for future work on leisure and distributive justice.---Samuel Arnold, Journal of Politics Methodically and insightfully, [Rose] dismantles the assertion . . . that we all choose our leisure patterns. . . . Highly recommended.---Karen Shook, Times Higher Education Author InformationJulie L. Rose is assistant professor of government at Dartmouth College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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