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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9781586172565
- Book Title
- Leisure : the Basis of Culture and the Philosophical Act
- Publisher
- Ignatius Press
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Religion, Philosophy, Social Science
- Topic
- General, History & Surveys / Modern, Criticism, Christian Life / Social Issues, Cults
- Item Weight
- 6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 145 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ignatius Press
ISBN-10
1586172565
ISBN-13
9781586172565
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73903031
Product Key Features
Book Title
Leisure : the Basis of Culture and the Philosophical Act
Number of Pages
145 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
General, History & Surveys / Modern, Criticism, Christian Life / Social Issues, Cults
Genre
Religion, Philosophy, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-942856
Reviews
"Pieper's message for us is plain... The idolatry of the machine, the worship of mindless know-how, the infantile cult of youth and the common mind -- all this points to our peculiar leadership in the drift toward the slave society... Pieper's profound insights are impressive and even formidable." -- New York Times Book Review "Pieper has subjects involved in everyone's life; he has theses that are so counter to the prevailing trends as to be sensational; and he has a style that is memorably clear and direct." -- Chicago Tribune "This book is a gem. No other book its size will teach us so many true things about everything we need to know to understand what and why we are or about how to live a life worth living." -- James V. Schall, SJ, from the Foreword
Synopsis
Josef Pieper's Leisure the Basis of Culture is among the most important philosophy books of the twentieth century. More remarkable still is the fact that the book's significance is greater today than when it was written more than half a century ago. This edition features a new foreword by noted Jesuit scholar James V. Schall. It also includes Pieper's essay The Philosophical Act. In Leisure the Basis of Culture, Pieper destroys common misconceptions about the idea of leisure and its relation to work. Leisure is not idleness, but an attitude of the mind and a condition of the soul that fosters receptivity to both physical and spiritual realities. The author points out that sound philosophy and authentic religion can be born only in leisure-a leisure that allows time for the contemplation of things, including the nature of God. Leisure has been, and always will be, the foundation of any culture. The ancient and medieval philosophers, the author notes, understood the value of leisure. The modern world, on the other hand, has generally abolished leisure and has replaced it with the world of "total work" This has led to much of modern restlessness and despair. Pieper warns that unless we recover true leisure-the ability for silence, contemplation and insight; for receptivity and intuitive openness to truth-and replace our frenetic amusements and relentless striving, we will destroy our culture and ourselves. Book jacket., One of the most important philosophy titles published in the twentieth century, Josef Pieper's Leisure, the Basis of Culture is more significant, even more crucial, today than it was when it first appeared more than fifty years ago. This edition also includes his work The Philosophical Act. Leisure is an attitude of the mind and a condition of the soul that fosters a capacity to perceive the reality of the world. Pieper shows that the Greeks and medieval Europeans, understood the great value and importance of leisure. He also points out that religion can be born only in leisure -- a leisure that allows time for the contemplation of the nature of God. Leisure has been, and always will be, the first foundation of any culture. Pieper maintains that our bourgeois world of total labor has vanquished leisure, and issues a startling warning: Unless we regain the art of silence and insight, the ability for non-activity, unless we substitute true leisure for our hectic amusements, we will destroy our culture -- and ourselves.
LC Classification Number
BJ1498.P513 2009
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