Leisure: The Basis of Culture (Pieper)

Author: Josef Pieper

ISBN: 9781586172565

Binding: paperback

Section: Philosophy/Rhetoric/Logic

Leisure is an attitude of the mind and a condition of the soul that fosters a capacity to perceive the reality of the world. Pieper shows that the Greeks and medieval Europeans, understood the great value and importance of leisure. He also points out that religion can be born only in leisure—a leisure that allows time for the contemplation of the nature of God.