An Inquiry into the Philosophical Concept of Scholê

Though the ancient Greek philosophical concept of scholê is usually translated as ''leisure'', there is a vast difference between the two. Leisure, derived from Latin licere, has its roots in Roman otium and connotes the uses of free time in ways permitted by the status quo. Scholê is the actualization of mind and one''s humanity within a republic that devotes its culture to making such a choice p...