Aristotle saw leisure as the basis for a flourishing human existence. The ideas on leisure were included in both his works, Politics and Nicomachean Ethics. He explained that leisure is not just a break from work; rather, it is the time at which humans are able to engage in the highest forms of human activity. This includes thinking, learning, contemplating, forming friendships, and participating in art. As a student of Plato (born in 384 BCE), Aristotle examined the cycles of political and indi