Leisure The Basis Of Culture

Tyler Cowen

Conversations with Tyler · 2026-04-08

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“I'm reading the work of Josef Pieper, the great mid-20th century German philosopher who wrote Leisure, the Basis of Culture. He defined leisure not as a sedia, not as sitting on a beach, but as actually productive activity for which one is not compensated with the worldly rewards, largely in terms of spiritual depth, in terms of relationship development, and with respect to deep learning.”