Woman in her living room with show poodles, Auburn, NH, 2002 by Sage SohierRECREATION
"Leisure involves pleasure with reference to nothing else. Pleasure comes from leisure's being already at its end, in both modern senses: leisure has no goal but itself; and it drives forward to nothing else. It is a state, not a process, in our speech; it is practice, not production; governed by prudence, not by art, in his speech. It is hard to keep from identifying it with happiness, instead of simply associating them as he does." -Christopher Berry Gray from Philosophy of Man at Recreation and Leisure
"Its not enough. But what is enough? Everyone draws the line somewhere else... We have people here who believe their impression's more authentic than somebody else's because they have fleas... I draw the line at what the public sees and perceives." -Civil War Reenactors from Simulated Worlds aired on This American Life
Is pet keeping a hobby, recreational activity or something more? Is it a lifestyle? Is it even optional for some? Is the pet just another "interest" to add to our Facebook page? Is it a member of the family? Is it possible to take pet keeping too far? If so, where do you draw the line?
Simulated Worlds (podcast)
Gray, Peter Berry. Philosophy of Man at Recreation and Leisure. Peter Lang Publishing. New York, 2007.
In Philosophy of Man at Recreation and Leisure, Christopher Berry Gray identifies worldviews that welcome or reject activities of recreation and leisure. Gray rigorously examines the many dimensions of the human being, such as bodiliness, animation, mentality, morality, sociality, and spirituality. By doing so, he discloses the many activities that embody, exemplify, and reveal the human being. Philosophy of Man at Recreation and Leisure is essential reading for courses on recreation and leisure studies and philosophical anthropology.
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