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Josef Pieper (1904–1997)

Author of Leisure: The Basis of Culture

85+ Works 6,033 Members 37 Reviews 14 Favorited

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Includes the names: J. Pieper, Josef Peiper, Josef Pieper, Pieper Josef, Joseph Pieper, Joseph Pieper Josef Pieper

Works by Josef Pieper

Leisure: The Basis of Culture (1948) 1,448 copies, 9 reviews
The Four Cardinal Virtues (1990) 582 copies, 4 reviews
Guide to Thomas Aquinas (1987) 364 copies, 3 reviews
Faith, Hope, Love (1986) 316 copies
Only the Lover Sings: Art and Contemplation (1988) 297 copies
Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power (1992) 237 copies
Scholasticism: Personalities and Problems of Medieval Philosophy (1960) 214 copies, 3 reviews
In Tune With The World (1963) 214 copies, 1 review
Happiness and Contemplation (1998) — Author — 205 copies, 3 reviews
The Silence of St. Thomas: Three Essays (1957) 173 copies
A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart (1988) — Author — 158 copies, 1 review
The Concept of Sin (1998) 150 copies, 1 review
In Defense of Philosophy (1966) 139 copies, 1 review
Josef Pieper: An Anthology (1989) 134 copies, 2 reviews
"Divine Madness": Plato's Case Against Secular Humanism (1989) 114 copies
The End of Time: A Meditation on the Philosophy of History (1954) 110 copies
In Search of the Sacred: Contributions to an Answer (1990) 88 copies, 1 review
For Love of Wisdom: Essays on the Nature of Philosophy (2004) — Author — 78 copies, 1 review
On Hope (1986) 77 copies, 1 review
Death And Immortality (1987) 76 copies
The Human Wisdom of St. Thomas (2002) 74 copies
Tradition: Concept and Claim (2008) 71 copies
Hope and History (1969) 70 copies
Living the Truth: The Truth of All Things and Reality and the Good (1989) 70 copies, 1 review
The Christian Idea of Man (1995) 65 copies
Belief and faith (1967) 48 copies
Enthusiasm And Divine Madness (2006) 40 copies, 1 review
Prudence (1960) 40 copies
What Catholics Believe: A Primer of the Catholic Faith (1983) 38 copies
The Platonic Myths (1998) 29 copies, 1 review
No One Could Have Known: An Autobiography : The Early Years, 1904-1945 (1976) 27 copies
Justice (2000) 26 copies
About love (1974) 25 copies
Problems of Modern Faith: Essays and Addresses (1983) 25 copies
Fortitude, and Temperance (1955) 17 copies
What Does "Academic" Mean?: Two Essays on the Chances of the University Today (2015) 15 copies
The Silence of Goethe (2009) 14 copies
Not Yet the Twilight: An Autobiography 1945-1964 (1979) 14 copies
Reality and the Good (1967) 12 copies
Vom Sinn der Tapferkeit (2001) 12 copies
Thomas von Aquin (1958) 12 copies, 1 review
The Weight of Belief: Essays on Faith in the Modern Age (2019) 11 copies
Tradition as Challenge: Essays and Speeches (2015) 11 copies
Was heisst philosophieren? (1973) 9 copies
La temperanza (2002) 7 copies
Rules of the Game in Social Relationships (1994) 6 copies
What Is a Feast? (Pascal Lectures on Christianity and the University) (1987) 5 copies
A Journey to Point Omega: Autobiography from 1964 (1988) 5 copies
Catecismo del cristiano 5 copies, 2 reviews
Love and inspiration : a study of Plato's Phaedrus 5 copies
Über Thomas von Aquin (1940) 4 copies
Prudencia y templanza 3 copies
Kümmert euch nicht um Sokrates (1993) 3 copies
Wahrheit der Dinge: eine Untersuchung zur Anthropologie des Hochmittelalters (1981) 3 copies
Ócio e contemplação: ócio e culto, felicidade e contemplação 2 copies
Die Neuordnung der menschlichen Gesellschaft Befreiung des Proletariats ; berufsständische Gliederung ;… 2 copies
Kurze Auskunft über Thomas von Aquin 2 copies
La fe (1966) 2 copies
Thesen zur sozialen Politik die Grundgedanken des Rundschreibens Quadragesimo anno 2 copies
Actualidad del Tomismo 2 copies
Menschliches Richtigsein. (1983) 2 copies
Neizpojna luč 1 copy
Justicia y fortaleza 1 copy
Religion and coping in mental health care (2005) 1 copy
Christenfibel (1979) 1 copy
Werke: Miszellen. Register und Gesamtbibliographie: Bd. 8,2 (2007) 1 copy
Filosofi tedeschi d'oggi — Author — 1 copy
Elogio della filosofia (Faretra) (2022) 1 copy
Tri spisa (2017) 1 copy
Traditional Truth, Poetry, Sacrament: For My Mother, on Her 70th Birthday (2019) 1 copy
Filosofía medieval (1979) 1 copy
Schriftenverzeichnis 1929 - 1989 (1989) 1 copy
Volný čas / Vzdělání / Moudrost : Práce a volný čas. Co je to universita. Moudrost (1992) 1 copy
Begeisterung und göttlicher Wahnsinn über den platonischen Dialog "Phaidros" (1962) 1 copy
Schriften zur Philosophischen Anthropologie und Ethik: Grundstrukturen menschlicher Existenz. (Bd. 5) (1997) 1 copy
Buchstabier-Übungen: Aufsätze - Reden - Notizen (1980) 1 copy
Sprache, Terminologie, Jargon (1989) 1 copy
Philosophen und Theologen im Mittelalter: Gestalten und Probleme. [Lizenzausgabe von Scholastik. Gestalten und Probleme… (2015) 1 copy
Exercises in the Elements: Essays, Speeches, Notes (2019) 1 copy
Weistum, Dichtung, Sakrament : Aufsätze und Notizen 1 copy
El descubrimiento de la Realidad (1974) 1 copy
The Timelessness and Timeliness of the Cardinal Virtues 1 copy
Tratado sobre las virtudes: virtudes cardinales I 1 copy
Tratado sobre las virtudes: virtudes teologales II 1 copy
Der Glaube in philosophischer und theologischer Sicht 1 copy
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Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper
This is one of the best book I have ever read. Excellent.
 
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alberione | 8 other reviews | Oct 13, 2024 |
Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper
Or: how did I end up reading a reactionary Catholic philosopher compromised with the Nazis, again?
Review to come.
 
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Fiordiluna | 8 other reviews | Jul 31, 2024 |
Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper
Or: how did I end up reading a reactionary Catholic philosopher compromised with the Nazis, again?
Review to come.
 
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Elanna76 | 8 other reviews | May 2, 2024 |
For the Love of Wisdom
essays on nature of philosophy
 
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SrMaryLea | Aug 23, 2023 |
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