Josef Pieper Book Recommendations

[Lil Red]

+J.M.J.+
title says it all. what book do you recommend by josef pieper?

[CatherineM]

I don't think I've ever read one.

[Innocent]

I personally love his book on the Cardinal Virtues.

You can download a public domain scanned & digitised copy of this book from the Internet Archive: [url="http://www.archive.org/details/fourcardinalvirt012953mbp"][b]The Four Cardinal Virtues[/b][/url]

Fr. Schall highly recommends his book on Leisure. ( [url="http://www.isi.org/lectures/text/pdf/schall10-15-04.pdf"][b]1[/b][/url][b],[/b] [url="http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/columns/guests/jamesvschall/thebigproblem.asp"][b]2[/b][/url]) I have also seen this highly recommended as among Pieper's best books (and as a book that is sure to change the outlook of anyone who reads it) by many bloggers who are well read in Pieper. ([url="http://catholic-teaching.org/"]Jeff Vehige[/url], for example.)

You can download a public domain scanned & digitised copy of this book from the Internet Archive: [url="http://www.archive.org/details/leisurethebasiso007390mbp"][b]Leisure, The Basis of Culture[/b][/url]

I got to know of Pieper through [url="http://www.morec.com/schall/ii.htm"][b]Fr. Schall's articles[/b][/url]. You might find more recommendations on Pieper from those articles.

Edited January 1, 2009 by Innocent

[phatcatholic]

I've read both The Four Cardinal Virtues and Leisure, The Basis of Culture and highly recommend both of them. Those are the must reads when it comes to Pieper.

[Thy Geekdom Come]

I was [i]supposed[/i] to read Leisure for a philosophy class...I got what I needed to learn from the lecture, so I never read it, but I do know it's good.

[Lil Red]

+J.M.J.+
thanks everyone. i bought "Abuse of Language Abuse of Power" and it's a little tough to get through.

[Brother Adam]

I've read that book and his defense of philosophy. Excellent, but very meaty, stuff.