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Leisure isure – A A Human man Rig ight ht
MTRA State Conference October 2015 Jim Wise, CTRS, PhD Minnesota State University, Mankato
Ove vervi view
- Philosophical investigation into Leisure as a Human Right
- Purpose of this presentation is to
- Describe relationship between human rights and moral visions,
- Outline a particular moral vision linking leisure and flourishing,
- Argue for leisure as a human right because of its link to flourishing, and
- Urge TRS to help all people exercise and enjoy their right to leisure
Human an Right hts
- Popular following WWII
- Creation of United Nations
- Author Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Prevent atrocities committed against human kind
- Explicitly extended to PWD in 2006
Human an Right hts
- Advancing leisure World Leisure Organization (World
Leisure – WL)
- Founded in 1956
- Promote leisure as a human right
- Charter for Leisure
- International Position Statement on Leisure Education and Populations
- f Special Needs
- Conduct research, disseminate data, technical assistance, information
exchange forums, advocate for conditions conducive to leisure
Human an Right hts
- Human rights are universal and not based on desert
- Flow from a moral vision; a conceptualization of the ‘good life’
- Enable people to live the good life
- Without the condition, the good life is impossible, humanity is denied,
and the lack of a right is considered immoral
Human an Flourishing urishing
- Particular moral vision based upon works by MacIntyre (1999, 2007)
- Reasoning is a defining characteristic of human being
- Dependency is inherent in the human condition (learn how to reason, nourishment,
protection, care, flourishing, etc.)
- A person cannot flourish unless other people flourish
- Flourishing components
- Practice (complex, cooperative human activity; aim for internal goods)
- Excelling encompasses technical and ethical standards
- Narrative
- Telos
- Tradition
- Virtues (honest, justice, courage)