Philosophy of Leisure: Foundations of the good life
Author:   Johan Bouwer (NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands) ,  Marco van Leeuwen (NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   250
Publication Date:   23 February 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Johan Bouwer (NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands) ,  Marco van Leeuwen (NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9781138911475


ISBN 10:   113891147
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   23 February 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword [Tony Blackshaw] Introduction Part I: Leisure Ideas in History 1. Leisure Ideas in History Intermezzo: The times, they are a changin’ Part II: Foundations of Leisure 2. Leisure and Freedom 3. Leisure and Meaningful Experiences 4. Leisure and Identity 5. Leisure and Ethics Intermezzo: Leisure, Postmodern Experience and Care Part III: Future Directions 6. Embodiment and Virtual Leisure 7. Leisure and Spirituality: Fertile new approaches 8. Leisure, Wellbeing and Self-Construal 9. Idealistic Leisure in a Dynamic World Concluding Thoughts

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Johan Bouwer is Professor of Ethics in Business and Profession at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. Formerly, he held the positions of Senior Researcher in Meaning and Leisure at the Academy for Leisure, Director of Research and acting Rector Magnificus at the same university. He received his PhD from the Free University in Amsterdam in 1992. From 1997 to 2008, he was Professor of Spiritual Care in Health Care Institutions at Groningen University and the PThU in Kampen, the Netherlands Marco van Leeuwen is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Coordinator of the academic Leisure Studies programme at the Academy for Leisure, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. He received his PhD from Radboud University Nijmegen in 2009 on the embodied and embedded cognition paradigm in the philosophy of psychology. He has published in refereed publications on dynamical systems theory, meaningful experiences, health and well-being, internet and social media, ethics and leisure theory

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