Conceptualizing Leisure: Philosophical Foundations of Free Time and Its Role in Shaping Cultural Identity

Authors

  • Olga N. Rimskaya Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture
  • Svetlana A. Enina Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture
  • Natalia V. Posokhova Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52575/2712-746X-2025-50-4-942-950

Keywords:

leisure, recreation, cultural identity, leisure practices

Abstract

This article provides a comprehensive philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of leisure as a multidimensional sociocultural construct. It explores the transformation of the understanding of free time and identifies the axiological foundations of various leisure models. The authors analyze the process of identity construction through leisure practices from a historical and philosophical perspective. Particular attention is paid to the dialectic of the individual and the collective in the space of leisure, as well as the mechanisms for transmitting cultural codes through voluntarily chosen leisure practices.

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Author Biographies

Olga N. Rimskaya, Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture

Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Cultural Studies and Science Studies, Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture,
Belgorod, Russia
E-mail: olgarimskaja@rambler.ru

Svetlana A. Enina, Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture

Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Cultural Activities and Tourism, Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture,
Belgorod, Russia
E-mail: eninasa@mail.ru

Natalia V. Posokhova, Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture

Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Socio-Cultural Activities and Tourism, Belgorod State Institute of Arts and Culture,
Belgorod, Russia
E-mail: natalna_76@mail.ru

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2025-12-30

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Rimskaya, O. N., Enina, S. A., & Posokhova, N. V. (2025). Conceptualizing Leisure: Philosophical Foundations of Free Time and Its Role in Shaping Cultural Identity. NOMOTHETIKA: Philosophy. Sociology. Law, 50(4), 942-950. https://doi.org/10.52575/2712-746X-2025-50-4-942-950

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Cultural studies and philosophy of art

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