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10/19/2015 Leisure isure – A A Ove vervi view Human man Rig ight ht • Philosophical investigation into Leisure as a Human Right • Purpose of this presentation is to MTRA State Conference October 2015 • Describe relationship between human rights and moral visions, • Outline a particular moral vision linking leisure and flourishing, Jim Wise, CTRS, PhD • Argue for leisure as a human right because of its link to flourishing, and Minnesota State University, Mankato • Urge TRS to help all people exercise and enjoy their right to leisure Human an Right hts Human an Right hts • Advancing leisure World Leisure Organization (World Leisure – WL) • Popular following WWII • Creation of United Nations • Author Universal Declaration of Human Rights • Founded in 1956 • Prevent atrocities committed against human kind • Promote leisure as a human right • Explicitly extended to PWD in 2006 • Charter for Leisure • International Position Statement on Leisure Education and Populations of Special Needs • Conduct research, disseminate data, technical assistance, information exchange forums, advocate for conditions conducive to leisure Human an Right hts Human an Flourishing urishing • Particular moral vision based upon works by MacIntyre (1999, 2007) • Reasoning is a defining characteristic of human being • Human rights are universal and not based on desert • Dependency is inherent in the human condition (learn how to reason, nourishment, protection, care, flourishing, etc.) • Flow from a moral vision; a conceptualization of the ‘good life’ • A person cannot flourish unless other people flourish • Enable people to live the good life • Flourishing components • Without the condition, the good life is impossible, humanity is denied, • Practice (complex, cooperative human activity; aim for internal goods) and the lack of a right is considered immoral • Excelling encompasses technical and ethical standards • Narrative • Telos • Tradition • Virtues (honest, justice, courage) 1

10/19/2015 Leisure ure Human an Flourishing urishing and Leisure ure • Conceptualized in terms of a practice (Wise, 2013, 2014) • Leisure, as defined, ensures people with different interests, abilities, and skills can pursue a range of routes to flourishing • Two internal goods common to all leisure practices (Sylvester, 2007) • Community – synonymous with practice; contribute to each other’s flourishing • Freedom – members shape changes in practices; gain self-knowledge; pursue • Intimate, essential link between leisure & flourishing - leisure practices in line with values, beliefs, abilities, goals, teloi Aristotle, Aquinas, Pieper, Sylvester & O’Keefe (philosophical) • Virtues (Sylvester, 2007) • Playful • Contemporary authors have laid out empirical evidence that • Respectful links leisure and flourishing (i.e., Anderson, Carruthers, Heyne, • Disinterested (i.e., intrinsic motivation) Hood, Wise) • Phronesis Two o Virtue ues Two o Virtue ues • Just stice • Phron onesi sis • Deals with what is owed to other people; • Practical reasoning; • Actions are based upon the telos of flourishing; • Virtue deals with particulars of justice; • Just to provide diverse leisure opportunities; • What ought to be done in this particular situation; • Create a distributively just society; • What action is best to perform right now • Virtue is broad in nature Leisure ure as a Human an Right ht Therap apeut utic ic Re Recreat ation ion • Since ce leisure is an essenti tial ingredient t of flou ourishing people • Flourishing requires institutions working toward creation of a distributively just society - TR have a right t to to leisure in order to to pursue the good life • Well suited to convince society – we have the education, training & mission to serve those who have not fully enjoyed the right of leisure • Must t have ve oppor ortu tuniti ties to to parti tici cipate in leisure practi ctice ces • Also need to advocate for an environment characterized by • Shared conception of flourishing • Wide-spread availability of adaptive equipment • To preve vent, t, hinder, or not facilita tate parti tici cipati tion on is immo moral • Accessible facilities • Facilitation of opportunities • Leisure practices with flexible standards (e.g., 2 rather than 1 bounce in w/c tennis) • Flou ourishing is interdependent; t; preve venti ting one preve vents ts others 2

10/19/2015 Therap apeut utic ic Re Recreat ation ion Therap apeut utic ic Re Recreat ation ion • First Action • Second Action • Integrate ethics into the profession • Join forces with World Leisure Organization • Begin with Sylvester’s 2009 article • Attend WL information exchange forums – conferences • Virtuous TRS are just and employ phronesis • Conduct research on leisure and human flourishing • Discover virtues best suited for excelling in TR • Disseminate findings via World Leisure Journal • Clearly define, describe, and catalog virtues • Eventually, co-author public statements to expand leisure opportunities • Design a curriculum and validate and promote involvement in leisure practices • Implement curriculum with current practitioners and TR students Conc nclus lusion ion • Ensuring all people enjoy the right to leisure is a daunting task but its’ importance demands we accept the charge as our moral imperative • Questions? Discussion 3