DOCUMENT RESUXE ED 340 679 SP 033 477 AUTHOR Fain, Gerald S., Ed. TITLE Leisure and Ethics: Reflections on the Philosophy of Leisure. INSTITUTION American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Reston, VA. American Association for Leisure and Recreation. REPORT NO ISBN-88314-489-1 PUB DATE 91 NOTE 350p.; Many chapters are versions of papers presented at the Leisure and Ethics Symposium of the American Association for Leisure and Recreation (Boston, MA, April 18-19, 1989). Photographs will copy poorly. AVAILABLE FROMAAHPERD, Publication Sales Dept., 1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091. PUB TYPE Collected Works - General (020) EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Adolescents; Adults; Athletics; Conferences; *Ethics; Higher Education; *Leisure Education; Leisure Time; *Life Style; *Moral Development; *Quality of Life; Recreational Activities IDENTIFIERS Academic Discourse; Leisure Activities; *Leisure Ethic; *Leisure Needs USTRACT This publication seeks to capture the character and content of thought with respect to the long-standing discussion in academic settings of leisure and philosophy. The book is organized into three sections. The first, "Reflections on the Philosophy of Leisure," includes the following papers: "Introduction: Leisure and the Perfection of Importance"; "Moral Leisure"; "Leisure and Ethics"; "On Liberty and Leisure"; "Leisure and Democracy: Incompatible Ideals7"; "Ideals and Reality: Classical Leisure and Historical Change"; "Leisure, Transcendence, and the Good Life: From the Greeks to the Existentialists"; "Leisure: A Moral Imperative"; "New Work, Leisure, and Decadence"; "Understanding Leisure Experiences: The Contribution of Feminist Communitarian Ethics"; "A Theological Perspective on the Ethics of Leisure"; "Of Manners and Therapists: A Deconstruction of Leisure Discourses"; "Large-Scale Leisure Enterprises as Moral Contexts"; "Environmental Ethics: Strengths and Dualisms of Six Dominant Themes"; and "Leisure and Islam." Section 2, "Selected Thoughts," presents: "What Is the Good of Leisure?"; "Leisure and Ethics: Ramifications for the Individual and Society"; "Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture"; "Ethics in Management"; "The Language Games in TV Games: Commentary and the Manipulation of Meaning in Televised Sports"; "Exploring Ethics through Sports and Leisure: A Writing Seminar"; "Character Education: Something's Missing--Whose Responsibility?"; "The Contribution of Leisure to Moral Development"; "Private vs. Public Recreation Ethics: Is the Vision Different?"; "Methods for Teaching Ethics in Leisure Studies Curriuula"; "The Recreational Context of Moral Development for Adolescents"; and "An Ethical Perspective of Recreation and Leisure Services in a Northern Cross-Cultural Environment." The final section, an epilogue, includes "Moral Leisure: The Promise and Wonder"; and "Reflections." 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Gillespie Contributing Editor American Association for Leisure and Recreation an association qf the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Copyright 1991 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, RetTeation and Dance 19(X) Association Drive Reston, Virginia 22991 ISBN 1)-KS:114449-1 Purposes of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance The American Alliance is an educational organization, structured for the purposes of supporting, encouraging, and providing assistance to member groups and their personnel throughout the nationas they seek to initiate, develop, and conduct programs in health, leisure, andmove- ment-related activities for the enrichment of human life. Alliance objectives include: I. Professional growth and developmentto support,encourage, and provide guidance in the development and conduct of programs in health, leisure, and movement-related activities whichare based on the needs, interests, and inherent capacities of the individual in today's society, 2. Communicationto facilitate public and professional understand- ing and appreciation of the importance and value of health, leisure, and movement-related activities as they contribute toward human well-being. 3. Researchto encourage and facilitate research which will enrich the depth and scope of health, leisure, and movement-related activities; and to disseminate the findings to the profession and other interested and concerned publics. 4. Standards and guidelinesto further the contMuou.s development and evaluatitm of standards within the profession for personnel and programs in health, leisure, and movement-related activities. 5. Public affairsto coordinate and administer a planned progam of professional, public, and governmental relations that will improve education in areas of health, leisure, and movement-related activities. 6. To conduct such other activities as shall be approved by the Board of Governors and the Alliance Assembly, provided that the Alliance shall not engage in any activity which would be iiwonsistent with the stattis of an educational and charitable organization as defined in Sec- tion 501(0(3) of the Internal Revenue t'ode of 1954 or any successor provision thereto, and none of the said purposes shall at any time be deemed or construed to be purposes other than the public benefit pur- poses and objectives consistent with such educational aml charitable status. Byla ws, A rt icle III Dedication To my wife Jane and our children Lucas and Ellice. t ; Contents Section OneReflections on the Philosophy of Leisure Introduction: Leisure and the Perfedion of Impiwtaiwe. by Victor Kestenbaain Moral Leisure, by Gerald S. Fain Leisure and Ethics: Connections and Judgments, byMuf Kaplan 31 On Liberty and Leisure, by John M. rhathw 47 Leisure and Denuwracy: Incompatible Ideals? by John L. Hem ing way 59 Ideals and Reality: Classieal Leisure and Historical Change. by Byron Dare 83 Leisure, Transeendent.e, and the Good Life: From theGreeks to the Existentialists, by William roe 91 Leisure: A Moral Imperative, by John I?. Wilmr 101 New Work, Leisure, and Ih !cadence, by Richard Gull 117 17nderstanding Leisure Experiences: The Contribution of Feminist Communitarian Ethics, by Ikbra Slotyan 13 I A Theological Perspective on the Ethics of Leisure. by Margaret Tranj'io 151 Of Managers and Therapists: A Deconstruction ofLeisure Discourses, by Dacid Whitson 161 Large-Scale Leisure Enterprises as Moral Contexts, byGerald S. Kfwyon 173 Environmental Ethics: Strengths and Dualisms of Six Dominant Themes, by Karen M. Fox and Leo IL MeAmy 185 Leisure and Islam, by Ibrahim 203 Section TwoSelected Thoughts What Is the Good of Leisure? by Weti Ompec 913 Leisure and Ethics: Ramifications for the Individual and Society, by Ann M. Ranmuct 2:30 Vi CONTENTS Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture, by Michael Ruckenstein 237 Ethics in Management, by Larry R. Williams 244 The Language Games in TV Games: Commentary and the Manipulation of Meaning in Televised Sports, by David B. Sullivan 247 Exploring Ethics Through Sports and Leisure: A Writing Seminar, by Kathleen Conies 257 Character Education: Something's MissingWhmse Responsibility? by Nila M. ipson and L Dale Cruse 260 The Contribution of Leisure to Moral Development, by James S. Leming 267 Private vs. Public Recreation Ethics: Is the Vision Different? by Robert M. Wofff 9Sfi Methods for Teaching Ethics in Leisure Studies Curricula, by Leandra A. Bedini and Karla A. Henderson 291 The Recreational Context of Moral Development for Adolescents, by Kelly Wilhelm 290 An Ethical Perspective of Recreation and Leisure Services in a Northern Cross-Cultural Environment, by Gerald A. Bran, :301 Section ThreeEpilogue Moral Leisure: The Promise and Wonder (1990 Jay B. Nash Scholar Lecture), by Gerald S. Fain Reflections, by Gerald S. Fain and Kimberly A. Gillespie ;326 About the Authors :329 Index :315 Preface This book was written for those interested in the studyof leisure and ethics. Most of the chapters are grounded in eithermoral philosophy or leisure theory. The readerwill find that this is not a study of profes- sional codes of ethics and it is not devoted to the examination oranalysis of particular moral dilemmas related to leisurebehavior or leisure serv- ices. This is a book thought to he particularlytiseful in the academic setting where the liberal discussion of leisureand philosophy has long been eajoyed. The original conceptualization for this book came fromthe 1959 Leisure and Ethics Symposium, sponsored by theAmerican Association for Leisure and Recreation. The primary purposeof this symposium was to provide a meeting place forscholars interested in leisure .phi- losophy and ethics. The international call for papers wasinitiated through professional journals and organizations two years inadvance of the meeting. Despite the anticipation that a meeting ofthis type, with ex- clusive specificity on the topic of leisure and ethics,might attract rel- atively few individuals. AALR leadership sustained itscontinuing com- mitment. The symposium was held in Boston,Massachusetts, at Boston University on April 18 and 19, 1989. in conjunction withthe national