Josef Pieper ; introduction by Roger Scruton ; new translation by Gerald Malsbary.
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South Bend, Ind. :
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St. Augustine's Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1998.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvi, 160 pages ;
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22 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Consists of a translation of the author's Musse und Kult, and of his Was heisst Philosophieren?
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Consists of a translation of the author's Musse und Kult, and of his Was heisst Philosophieren?
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Leisure is an attitude of mind and a condition of the soul that fosters a capacity to perceive the reality of the world. With a series of philosophic, religious, and historical examples, Pieper shows that the Greeks understood and valued leisure, as did the medieval Europeans. He 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."--Cover.