At 14:32 97-11-23 -0500, Brad McCormick, Ed.D. wrote:
>> "The end of labor is to gain leisure." Aristotle.
>
>I would argue that a big factor in the present-day economic
>situation, at least in the United States and other
>proudly neo-laissez faire countries is that we have forgotten
>this wisdom of Aristotle's (along with his other wisdom
>that slaves would not be necessary if machines operated
>themselves).
>
I'm often reminded of Russell's word :
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Leisure is essential to civilization, and in former times leisure for the
few was only rendered possible by the labours of the many. But their
labours were valuable, not because work is good, but because leisure is
good. And with modern technique it would be possible to distribute
leisure justly without injury to civilization.
-- Lord Bertrand Russell, 1932, _In_Praise_of_Idleness_.
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and cannot, for the life of me, understand "What the hold up is".
Then, Keith Hudson, returned to us from a, too long, absence, which got me
off my lurking mode once again - please see my note in subject: Futurework
Kind regards,
"The end of labor is to gain leisure." Aristotle.
-- ARG d'Ottawa ON Canada. Futuriste-au-loisir maintenant. --
