David Edward Tabachnick is a professor in the Department of Political Science, Philosophy and Economics at Nipissing University.

“Every once in a while, a book appears that fundamentally redirects one’s thoughts. The Leisure Ethic is such a book. The author engages in a deep and trenchant critique of the work ethic that has dominated the West for centuries, and steers the reader towards a contemporary revisiting of the Aristotelian notion of leisure. This is not leisure as vapid entertainment for passive and tired out workers. This is leisure understood as an active and participatory mode of living. Lucid and powerful, this book belongs in the libraries of professors, students, and any concerned citizens.”

• Introduction: A Life of Ethical LeisureChapter 1: The Strange Origins of the Work EthicChapter 2: The Peril of Laziness Chapter 3: The Zombie Work EthicChapter 4: The Leisure Ethic Conclusion

David Edward Tabachnick is a professor in the Department of Political Science, Philosophy and Economics at Nipissing University.

“Every once in a while, a book appears that fundamentally redirects one’s thoughts. The Leisure Ethic is such a book. The author engages in a deep and trenchant critique of the work ethic that has dominated the West for centuries, and steers the reader towards a contemporary revisiting of the Aristotelian notion of leisure. This is not leisure as vapid entertainment for passive and tired out workers. This is leisure understood as an active and participatory mode of living. Lucid and powerful, this book belongs in the libraries of professors, students, and any concerned citizens.”

• Introduction: A Life of Ethical LeisureChapter 1: The Strange Origins of the Work EthicChapter 2: The Peril of Laziness Chapter 3: The Zombie Work EthicChapter 4: The Leisure Ethic Conclusion