Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper

Leisure: The Basis of Culture



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Page: 145
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 9781586172565


Catholic philosopher Josef Pieper wrote an entire book called Leisure, the Basis of Culture. Leisure: The Basis of Culture Chapter 1. Above all, we need to commune quietly with God. It's a great (but not easy) read for your free-time. The good of book groups is not only the accountability of actually reading, but also the accountability of actually thinking about what you're reading. Josef Pieper's book Leisure, The Basis of Culture provides a road map to rethinking many of the founding assumptions of Art Work. And, I admit, I do not recall all the specifics of his metaphysical case. Without a doubt, this is going to be an incredible book club experience. And yet, an authentic definition of his word can give a whole new perspective on its importance. Study index of Leisure, the Basis of Culture. A useful guide, as we go through this, is the German philosopher Joseph Pieper's clarification, in his book Leisure the Basis of Culture, of what true leisure is. I have decided to lead a reading/discussion group on Pieper's sixty page essay, Leisure: The Basis of Culture this fall semester at the Catholic Center as part of our faith formation opportunities. This medieval concept was ably articulated in modern form by the Catholic philosopher Josef Pieper in a book with the arresting title Leisure: the Basis of Culture (English translation with introduction by T. According to Josef Pieper, leisure is the very basis of culture. "Leisure has had a bad press," writes British philosopher Roger Scruton in the introduction of this edition to this brilliant work by German philosopher Josef Pieper. Sixty years ago, Josef Pieper published a remarkable book titled “Leisure, the Basis of Culture”. I read it as an 18 year-old in 1961.





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