Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper

Leisure: The Basis of Culture



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Leisure: The Basis of Culture and the Philosophical Act. And yet, an authentic definition of his word can give a whole new perspective on its importance. VIEWS Liberality, the Basis of Culture by Hugh Barbour, O.Praem. PERSPECTIVE Connoisseur of Chaos by Thomas Fleming Worth doing badly. I liked this last section of the first essay. I have heard it said that leisure is the basis of culture, and I choose to believe this both because it resonates with the truth I have perceived and because it endorses my preferred lifestyle. In it, Pieper comes full circle, bringing us back to some of his original questions. In Summa Theologica, Thomas Aquinas says “The essence of virtue consists in the good rather than in the difficult. I would strongly urge a reading of Josef Pieper “Leisure, The Basis of Culture” There he argues that we are losing our ability to do true philosophical work that is more contemplative, or receptive, in nature. By Josef Pieper – Ignatius Press (2009) – Paperback – 143 pages – ISBN 1586172565. €�Culture depends for its very existence on leisure, and leisure, in its turn, is not possible unless it has a durable and consequently living link with the cultus, with divine worship. According to Josef Pieper, leisure is the very basis of culture.





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