Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters

Action versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters By Summit, Jennifer Published by University of Chicago Press Publication Date: 2020-05-06 Subject: Education Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Education Schools Levels Higher, Education Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Education Schools - Levels - Higher, Literary Criticism General, Literary Criticism General, Philosophy Social, Philosophy Movements - Humanism, Philosophy Social, Philosophy, Higher Education, Tertiary Education, Humanist Philosophy, Literature: History And Criticism, Philosophy And Theory Of Education, Social And Political Philosophy, Philosophy, Philosophy Social, Philosophy, Social, Education Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Education, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Education Schools Levels Higher, Schools, Levels, Higher, Literary Criticism General, Literary Criticism, General, Social And Political Philosophy, Philosophy And Theory Of Education, Higher Education, Tertiary Education, Literature: History And Criticism, Humanist Philosophy, Anf: Philosophy Subject Keywords: action; contemplation; virtue; philosophy; human nature; happiness; satisfaction; aristotle; blaise pascal; walt whitman; alexander the great; humanities; business; capitalism; meaning; career; profession; plato; pixar; reference; interplay; solitude; company; future; planning; living in moment; present; ideals; relaxation; stress; work; leisure; private; public; science; university; college; higher education; learning; nonfiction Genre: Philosophy, Philosophy, Social, Education, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Education, Schools, Levels, Higher, Literary Criticism, General, Social And Political Philosophy, Philosophy And Theory Of Education, Higher Education, Tertiary Education, Literature: History And Criticism, Humanist Philosophy Target Audience: A Read for the Modern Generation