Action versus Contemplation
Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters
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Introduction
1. From Action and Contemplation to Stress and Relaxation
2. The Action Bias and the Human Condition
3. Science and Humanities
4. Work and Leisure
5. Public and Private
6. A Life of Meaning in a Market World
Conclusion: The University and the World
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
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Education: Education--General Studies | Philosophy of Education
History: History of Ideas
Literature and Literary Criticism: General Criticism and Critical Theory
Philosophy: Philosophy of Society
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