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Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.20901/pp.7.1-2.02

The Just City, Creative Work, and Meaningful Leisure

Nebojša Zelič orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7765-5775 ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences


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Abstract

This paper examines argument for municipal policies designed to provide opportunities for meaningful leisure to all citizens, particularly those who are least advantaged. In the context of this paper the least advantaged citizens are those who have low income, jobs which do not stimulate their creativity, and that face obstacles in developing their creativity outside of their jobs. Arguments for creative/meaningful work given by both John Rawls and Martha Nussbaum can also serve as arguments for creative/meaningful leisure. Also, cities have more autonomy to promote certain way of life than liberal states. This paper argues that city policies should promote at least meaningful leisure since opportunity for meaningful work heavily depends on basic structure of whole society.

Keywords

meaningful work; leisure; Rawls; Nussbaum; justice; city

Hrčak ID:

211324

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/211324

Publication date:

5.12.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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