Full Idea
Our attachment to private life, I believe, is the result not (or not only) of the impoverishment of public life, but the enrichment of private life.
Gist of Idea
We have become attached to private life because that has become greatly enriched
Source
Will Kymlicka (Contemporary Political Philosophy (2nd edn) [2002], 7)
Book Reference
Kymlicka,Will: 'Contemporary Political Philosophy (2nd ed)' [OUP 2002], p.297
A Reaction
Interesting. Perhaps a sentiment expected more from a university lecturer than from a poorly-paid labourer. Does he mean watching innumerable TV shows instead of having sing-songs in the local pub? Increased leisure is indisputable.