Unproductive Leisure and Resented Work: A Brief Incursion in Hegel (and in Nietzsche)

• Published in: The Palgrave Handbook of Leisure Theory pp. 339 - 354
• Main Authors: Baptista, Maria Manuel, Latif, Larissa
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2017
• Subjects: Desire; Hegelian dialectic; Idealism; Leisure; Modern subject; Postmodernity; Recognition; Slavery; Work

In this chapter, we consider the role of leisure according to Hegel through reflecting on the centrality of the Lord/Slave dialectic contrasted with a Nietzschean concept of work and leisure (or otium). We found that while Hegel’s negative concept of leisure is Modern, Nietzsche’s theorisation of ot...