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if duty requires, but only for the sake of peace and
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leisure.
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Again, a critique not only of Sparta, but also of Athens and its
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imperialistic ambitions.
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Second, Aristotle understands the purpose of leisure when he says the
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end of the regime is peace and the purpose of peace is leisure.
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He doesn't understand by leisure simply relaxation,
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enjoying your private moments, enjoying your vacation time.
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Leisure does not simply mean rest or inactivity, but leisure is necessary
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for education or what he sometimes calls by the term philosophy.
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By philosophy, he seems to suggest not so much the
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capacity for abstract or speculative thought,