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245 10 a| Action versus contemplationh| [electronic resource] :b| why an ancient debate still matters /c| Jennifer Summit & Blakey Vermeule.;

260 a| Chicago ;a| London :b| The University of Chicago Press,c| 2018.;

300 a| 246 pages ;c| 21 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-235) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- From action and contemplation to stress and relaxation -- The action bias and the human condition -- Science and humanities -- Work and leisure -- Public and private -- A life of meaning in a market world -- Conclusion: the university and the world.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This book is about the tension and potential balance between the active and contemplative lives--between the "vita activa" and the "vita contemplativa"--ideals that have been debated since antiquity. The message of this book is that deep human needs call forth both possibilities."--Provided by publisher.;

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Action versus contemplation why an ancient debate still matters / Jennifer Summit & Blakey Vermeule.

Author/creator	Summit, Jennifer
Other author	Vermeule, Blakey.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Description	246 pages ; 21 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Life. Meaning (Philosophy) Ideals (Philosophy)

Contents	Introduction -- From action and contemplation to stress and relaxation -- The action bias and the human condition -- Science and humanities -- Work and leisure -- Public and private -- A life of meaning in a market world -- Conclusion: the university and the world.
Abstract	"This book is about the tension and potential balance between the active and contemplative lives--between the "vita activa" and the "vita contemplativa"--ideals that have been debated since antiquity. The message of this book is that deep human needs call forth both possibilities."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-235) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2017042173
ISBN	9780226032238 (cloth : alk. paper)

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