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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.
Author
Josef Pieper
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ignatius Press
Published
December 2011
Weight
568g
Page Count
335
Dimensions
156 x 229 x 28 mm
ISBN
9781586170875
ISBN-10
1586170872
Eden Code
4512993
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Author/Creator: Josef Pieper
ISBN: 9781586170875
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Release Date: December 2011
Weight: 568g
Dimensions: 156 x 229 x 28 mm
Eden Code: 4512993