西方休闲观：演变与误区

Western View of Leisure: Evolution and Misconception

摘要: 休闲起源于人类的基本生存需要，伴随人类社会发展的始终。我国休闲研究的起步较晚，许多休闲观念受到西方休闲观的影响。探讨西方休闲观在古希腊和古罗马时期、中古时期、近代时期、现代时期的演变，了解西方休闲观的历史发展及其背后的社会根源，进而澄清和批判其演变过程中产生的休闲误区，有助于国人避免西方休闲文明的缺陷，认识休闲的真正价值，并树立科学健康的休闲观念。

Abstract: Leisure originates from the basic survival needs of human beings and accompanies the development of human society. The study of leisure in China started late, and many concepts of leisure have been influenced by the Western view of leisure. This paper attempts to explore the evolution of the Western concept of leisure in the ancient Greek and Roman period, the medieval period, the modern period, and the modern period, with a view to understanding the historical development of the Western concept of leisure and the social roots behind it, and then clarifying and criticizing the misconceptions of leisure produced in the process of its evolution, so as to help the people of China to recognize the real value of leisure and to set up a scientific and healthy concept of leisure.