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Exercises in the Elements: Essays, Speeches, Notes by Josef Pieper: New
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- Book Title
- Exercises in the Elements: Essays, Speeches, Notes
- Publication Date
- 2019-10-01
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN
- 9781587312328
- Subject Area
- Religion, Philosophy
- Publication Name
- Exercises in the Elements : Essays, Speeches, Notes
- Publisher
- Saint Augustine's Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 0.9 in
- Subject
- Christian Theology / Systematic, General
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Item Weight
- 7.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 0.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Saint Augustine's Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1587312328
ISBN-13
9781587312328
eBay Product ID (ePID)
224016345
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Exercises in the Elements : Essays, Speeches, Notes
Publication Year
2019
Subject
Christian Theology / Systematic, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Philosophy
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
7.9 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2016-035079
Synopsis
This title, which at first sight seems curious, shows Pieper's philosophical work as rooted in the basics. He takes his inspiration from Plato - and his Socrates - and Thomas Aquinas. With them, he is interested in philosophy as pure theory, the theoretical being precisely the non-practical. The philosophizer wants to know what all existence is fundamentally about, what "reality" "really" means. With Plato, Pieper eschews the use of language to convince an audience of anything which is not the truth. If Plato was opposed to the sophists - amongst them the politicians -, Pieper is likewise opposed to discourse that leads to the "use" of philosophy to bolster a totalitarian regime or any political or economic system. A fundamental issue for Pieper is "createdness." He sees this as the fundamental truth of our being - all being - and the fundamental virtue we can practise is the striving to live according to our perception of real truth in any given situation. The strength and attraction of Pieper's writing is its direct and intuitive character which is independent of abstract systematization. He advocates staying in touch with the "real" as we experience it deep within ourselves. Openness to the totality of being - in no matter what context being reveals itself - and the affirmation of all that is founded in this totality are central pillars of all his thinking. Given the "simplicity" of this stance, it is no surprise that much of it is communicated - and successfully - through his gift for illustration by anecdote. Like Plato, this philosopher is a story-teller and, like him, very readable.
LC Classification Number
B3323.P432E5 2016
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