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For Love of Wisdom: Essays on the Nature of Philosphy - Josef Pieper
In these elegant and engaging essays, the internationally acclaimed Thomist, Josef Pieper, defines and defends philosophy as the search for and love of wisdom. True philosophy is not the work of joyless academics pondering over esoteric writings that have no relation to real life. Rather, the philosophical act, in which all reasonable men can participate, begins in wonder at what is, and gratitude for what is given, and ends in love. In his encyclical letter Fides et Ratio (On the Relationship between Faith and Reason), Pope John Paul II called for a revitalization of true philosophy, for man can find fulfillment only in choosing to enter the truth, to make a home under the shade of Wisdom and dwell there. Pieper's essays make the same ardent and convincing plea. Josef Pieper is renowned for having popularized the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas, a brilliant student of St. Thomas who, in his own voluminous works, has made the deep thought of the Angelic Doctor more accessible and understandable to the modern reader.
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Pieper's profound insights are impressive an even formidable
-New York Times
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
Josef Pieper was educated in the Greek classics and the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Munster in Germany. His books have earned international acclaim from both Catholic and non-Catholic scholars. His many best selling works include Leisure: The Basis Of Culture, Guide To Thomas Aquinas, and The Four Cardinal Virtues.
Product Code: FLOWP
Format: Paperback
ISBN/UPC: 9781586170875
Height: 9
Size: 6 x 1.1
Pages: 335
Publication date: January 29, 2007
Weight: 20 oz
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