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Josef Pieper

Born 1904 · Died 1997

From Elte, North Rhine-Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Nationality: Germany · Writes nonfiction

Quotes

  • “It pertains to the very nature of a philosophical question that its answer will not be a "perfectly rounded truth" (as Parmenides said it), grasped in the hand like an apple plucked from a tree.”
    The Philosophical Act, P. 63
  • “If someone needs the "unusual" to be moved to astonishment, that person has lost the ability to respond rightly to the wondrous, the mirandum, of being.”
    The Philosophical Act, p. 102
  • “He who knows does not feel wonder. It could not be said that God experiences wonder, for God knows in the most absolute and perfect way.”
    The Philosophical Act, p. 106
  • “Justice is a habit (habitus), whereby a man renders to each one his due with constant and perpetual will.”
    The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance

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Books by Josef Pieper in order

Books by Josef Pieper in the order they were published, from Leisure the Basis of Culture (1948) to What Does "Academic" Mean? (2015).

  1. 1Leisure the Basis of CultureLeisure the Basis of Culture1948
  2. 2The End of TimeThe End of Time1950
  3. 3What Catholics BelieveWhat Catholics Believe1951
  4. 4Happiness and ContemplationHappiness and Contemplation1957
  5. 5The Silence of St. ThomasThe Silence of St. Thomas1957
  6. 6Guide to Thomas AquinasGuide to Thomas Aquinas1958
  7. 7LeisureLeisure1958
  8. 8PrudencePrudence1959
  9. 9ScholasticismScholasticism1960
  10. 10Belief and FaithBelief and Faith1963
  11. 11Enthusiasm and Divine MadnessEnthusiasm and Divine Madness1964
  12. 12In Tune With the WorldIn Tune With the World1965
  13. 13The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, TemThe Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance1965
  14. 14Hope and HistoryHope and History1967
  15. 15Death and ImmortalityDeath and Immortality1968
  16. 16About Love. --About Love. --1974
  17. 17An AnthologyAn Anthology1989
  18. 18In Search of the SacredIn Search of the Sacred1990
  19. 19Only the Lover SingsOnly the Lover Sings1990
  20. 20Abuse of Language, Abuse of PowerAbuse of Language, Abuse of Power1992
  21. 21Faith, Hope, LoveFaith, Hope, Love1997
  22. 22The Concept of SinThe Concept of Sin2001
  23. 23The Christian Idea of ManThe Christian Idea of Man2011
  24. 24What Does "Academic" Mean?What Does "Academic" Mean?2015

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