LSR 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Otium, Ethology, Motivation
6 Oct 2016
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A prof @ the university of ottawa. To develop your own understanding of leisure so that it has relevance for your own life. If you anticipate working in the leisure services eld it is important for you to develop an understanding of leisure as a foundation for your work. To give us an understanding of the common de nitions of leisure that will be helpful for you when working with a diversity of canadians. Otium referred to contemplation and opportunity for freedom from both time and occupation. Talking about the ethological roots of leisure. Goes back to ancient civilization identi es two words, schole & aschole. Schole meant to halt or seize speci cally it also meant to have quiet or peace. It also meant time to have spare speci cally for one times self. Aschole means work (the opposite of leisure), work was viewed negatively.
