Philosophy of Leisure

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

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