Pierre Saint-Amand ; translated by Jennifer Curtiss Gage
Princeton [N.J.] :
Princeton University Press,
c2011
x, 156 p. :
ill. ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction (Idle Nation) -- The surprises of laziness (Marivaux) -- Chardin's slowness -- The great project of idle life (Rousseau) -- Paradox of the idler (Diderot) -- Philosophy on the pillow (Joubert) -- Epilogue (Towards moderation)