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    Josef Pieper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josef Pieper Born 4 May 1904 Elte, German Empire Died 6 November 1997 (aged 93) Münster, Germany Era 20th-century philosophy Region Western Philosophy School Christian philosophy Main interests Philosophy of religion Influences[show] Influenced[show] Josef Pieper (German: [ˈpiːpɐ]; 4 May 1904 – 6 November 1997)[1] was a German Catholic philosopher, at the forefront of the Neo-Thomistic wave in twentieth century Catholic philosophy. Among his most notable works are The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance; Leisure: the Basis of Culture; The Philosophical Act and Guide to Thomas Aquinas (published in England as Introduction to Thomas Aquinas). Contents [hide] 1 Life and career 2 Philosophy 3 Legacy 4 Awards 5 Select publications in English 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Life and career[edit] Pieper studied philosophy, law and sociology at the universities of Berlin and Münster. After working as a sociologist and freelance writer, he became ordinary professor of philosophical anthropology at the University of Münster, and taught there from 1950 to 1976. As professor emeritus he continued to provide lectures until 1996.[2] With his wife Hildegard, he translated C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain, into German (Über den Schmerz, 1954) with an Afterword "On Simplicity of Language in Philosophy". A symposium to celebrate his 90th birthday was held in Münster in May 1994; the papers read there were published as Aufklärung durch Tradition ("Enlightenment through Tradition") in 1995. In 2010 a symposium was held in Paderborn on "Josef Pieper's and C. S. Lewis's View of Man", with papers published in Wahrheit und Selbstüberschreitung ("Truth and Self-Transcendence").[3] Philosophy[edit] His views are rooted primarily in the Scholasticism of Thomas Aquinas and in the teachings of Plato. In 60 years of creative work as a philosopher and writer, Pieper explicated the wisdom tradition of the West in clear language, and identified its enduring relevance. Legacy[edit] Recent champions of Pieper's philosophy in the English-speaking world include James V. Schall, S.J., Professor of Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, Joseph T. Lienhard, S.J., Professor of Theology at Fordham University, Steven Cortright at St. Mary's College of California. and Dr. Francis Grabowski, Rogers State University, Department Head of English and Humanities. Awards[edit] In 1981 Pieper received the Balzan Prize in Philosophy; in 1987 he was awarded the State Prize of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. In 1990, he received the Ehrenring of the Görres-Gesellschaft. Select publications in English[edit] Leisure, the Basis of Culture. Translated by Alexander Dru. With an introduction by T. S. Eliot. London: Faber and Faber, 1952. (Originally Muße und Kult. München:Kösel-Verlag, 1948). New translation by Gerald Malsbary. South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 1998. ISBN 1-890318-35-3. Leisure, the Basis of Culture and The Philosophical Act. Translated by Alexander Dru. With an introduction by James V. Schall, SJ. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2009. 143pp. ISBN 978-1-58617-256-5 The End of Time: a meditation on the philosophy of history. Translated by Michael Bullock. New York:Pantheon Books, 1954. (Originally Uber das Ende der Zeit). Reprinted New York: Octagon Books, 1982. ISBN 0-374-96447-5. Reprinted San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999. ISBN 0-89870-726-9. The Silence of St. Thomas. Translated by Daniel O'Connor. London: Faber & Faber, 1957. ISBN 1-890318-78-7. Happiness and Contemplation. Translated by Richard and Clara Winston. New York: Pantheon, 1958. Reprinted, with an introduction by Ralph McInerny. South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 1998. ISBN 1-890318-31-0. The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance. Notre Dame, Ind., 1966. ISBN 978-0-268-00103-2. Translations originally published separately, Fortitud

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    Josef Pieper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josef Pieper Born 4 May 1904 Elte, German Empire Died 6 November 1997 (aged 93) Münster, Germany Era 20th-century philosophy Region Western Philosophy School Christian philosophy Main interests Philosophy of religion Influences[show] Influenced[show] Josef Pieper (German: [ˈpiːpɐ]; 4 May 1904 – 6 November 1997)[1] was a German Catholic philosopher, at the forefront of the Neo-Thomistic wave in twentieth century Catholic philosophy. Among his most notable works are The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance; Leisure: the Basis of Culture; The Philosophical Act and Guide to Thomas Aquinas (published in England as Introduction to Thomas Aquinas). Contents [hide] 1 Life and career 2 Philosophy 3 Legacy 4 Awards 5 Select publications in English 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Life and career[edit] Pieper studied philosophy, law and sociology at the universities of Berlin and Münster. After working as a sociologist and freelance writer, he became ordinary professor of philosophical anthropology at the University of Münster, and taught there from 1950 to 1976. As professor emeritus he continued to provide lectures until 1996.[2] With his wife Hildegard, he translated C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain, into German (Über den Schmerz, 1954) with an Afterword "On Simplicity of Language in Philosophy". A symposium to celebrate his 90th birthday was held in Münster in May 1994; the papers read there were published as Aufklärung durch Tradition ("Enlightenment through Tradition") in 1995. In 2010 a symposium was held in Paderborn on "Josef Pieper's and C. S. Lewis's View of Man", with papers published in Wahrheit und Selbstüberschreitung ("Truth and Self-Transcendence").[3] Philosophy[edit] His views are rooted primarily in the Scholasticism of Thomas Aquinas and in the teachings of Plato. In 60 years of creative work as a philosopher and writer, Pieper explicated the wisdom tradition of the West in clear language, and identified its enduring relevance. Legacy[edit] Recent champions of Pieper's philosophy in the English-speaking world include James V. Schall, S.J., Professor of Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, Joseph T. Lienhard, S.J., Professor of Theology at Fordham University, Steven Cortright at St. Mary's College of California. and Dr. Francis Grabowski, Rogers State University, Department Head of English and Humanities. Awards[edit] In 1981 Pieper received the Balzan Prize in Philosophy; in 1987 he was awarded the State Prize of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. In 1990, he received the Ehrenring of the Görres-Gesellschaft. Select publications in English[edit] Leisure, the Basis of Culture. Translated by Alexander Dru. With an introduction by T. S. Eliot. London: Faber and Faber, 1952. (Originally Muße und Kult. München:Kösel-Verlag, 1948). New translation by Gerald Malsbary. South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 1998. ISBN 1-890318-35-3. Leisure, the Basis of Culture and The Philosophical Act. Translated by Alexander Dru. With an introduction by James V. Schall, SJ. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2009. 143pp. ISBN 978-1-58617-256-5 The End of Time: a meditation on the philosophy of history. Translated by Michael Bullock. New York:Pantheon Books, 1954. (Originally Uber das Ende der Zeit). Reprinted New York: Octagon Books, 1982. ISBN 0-374-96447-5. Reprinted San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999. ISBN 0-89870-726-9. The Silence of St. Thomas. Translated by Daniel O'Connor. London: Faber & Faber, 1957. ISBN 1-890318-78-7. Happiness and Contemplation. Translated by Richard and Clara Winston. New York: Pantheon, 1958. Reprinted, with an introduction by Ralph McInerny. South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 1998. ISBN 1-890318-31-0. The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance. Notre Dame, Ind., 1966. ISBN 978-0-268-00103-2. Translations originally published separately, Fortitud

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    Josef Pieper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josef Pieper Born 4 May 1904 Elte, German Empire Died 6 November 1997 (aged 93) Münster, Germany Era 20th-century philosophy Region Western Philosophy School Christian philosophy Main interests Philosophy of religion Influences[show] Influenced[show] Josef Pieper (German: [ˈpiːpɐ]; 4 May 1904 – 6 November 1997)[1] was a German Catholic philosopher, at the forefront of the Neo-Thomistic wave in twentieth century Catholic philosophy. Among his most notable works are The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance; Leisure: the Basis of Culture; The Philosophical Act and Guide to Thomas Aquinas (published in England as Introduction to Thomas Aquinas). Contents [hide] 1 Life and career 2 Philosophy 3 Legacy 4 Awards 5 Select publications in English 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Life and career[edit] Pieper studied philosophy, law and sociology at the universities of Berlin and Münster. After working as a sociologist and freelance writer, he became ordinary professor of philosophical anthropology at the University of Münster, and taught there from 1950 to 1976. As professor emeritus he continued to provide lectures until 1996.[2] With his wife Hildegard, he translated C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain, into German (Über den Schmerz, 1954) with an Afterword "On Simplicity of Language in Philosophy". A symposium to celebrate his 90th birthday was held in Münster in May 1994; the papers read there were published as Aufklärung durch Tradition ("Enlightenment through Tradition") in 1995. In 2010 a symposium was held in Paderborn on "Josef Pieper's and C. S. Lewis's View of Man", with papers published in Wahrheit und Selbstüberschreitung ("Truth and Self-Transcendence").[3] Philosophy[edit] His views are rooted primarily in the Scholasticism of Thomas Aquinas and in the teachings of Plato. In 60 years of creative work as a philosopher and writer, Pieper explicated the wisdom tradition of the West in clear language, and identified its enduring relevance. Legacy[edit] Recent champions of Pieper's philosophy in the English-speaking world include James V. Schall, S.J., Professor of Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, Joseph T. Lienhard, S.J., Professor of Theology at Fordham University, Steven Cortright at St. Mary's College of California. and Dr. Francis Grabowski, Rogers State University, Department Head of English and Humanities. Awards[edit] In 1981 Pieper received the Balzan Prize in Philosophy; in 1987 he was awarded the State Prize of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. In 1990, he received the Ehrenring of the Görres-Gesellschaft. Select publications in English[edit] Leisure, the Basis of Culture. Translated by Alexander Dru. With an introduction by T. S. Eliot. London: Faber and Faber, 1952. (Originally Muße und Kult. München:Kösel-Verlag, 1948). New translation by Gerald Malsbary. South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 1998. ISBN 1-890318-35-3. Leisure, the Basis of Culture and The Philosophical Act. Translated by Alexander Dru. With an introduction by James V. Schall, SJ. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2009. 143pp. ISBN 978-1-58617-256-5 The End of Time: a meditation on the philosophy of history. Translated by Michael Bullock. New York:Pantheon Books, 1954. (Originally Uber das Ende der Zeit). Reprinted New York: Octagon Books, 1982. ISBN 0-374-96447-5. Reprinted San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999. ISBN 0-89870-726-9. The Silence of St. Thomas. Translated by Daniel O'Connor. London: Faber & Faber, 1957. ISBN 1-890318-78-7. Happiness and Contemplation. Translated by Richard and Clara Winston. New York: Pantheon, 1958. Reprinted, with an introduction by Ralph McInerny. South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 1998. ISBN 1-890318-31-0. The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance. Notre Dame, Ind., 1966. ISBN 978-0-268-00103-2. Translations originally published separately, Fortitud

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    Josef Pieper
    Born
    4 May 1904
    Elte, German Empire
    Died
    6 November 1997 (aged93)
    Mnster, Germany

    Era
    20th-century philosophy
    Region
    Western Philosophy
    School
    Christian philosophy
    Main interests
    Philosophy of religion
    Influences
    [show]
    Influenced
    [show]
    Josef Pieper (German: [pip]; 4 May 1904 6 November 1997)[1] was a
    German Catholic philosopher, at the forefront of the Neo-Thomistic wave in
    twentieth century Catholic philosophy. Among his most notable works are The
    Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance; Leisure: the
    Basis of Culture; The Philosophical Act and Guide to Thomas Aquinas
    (published in England as Introduction to Thomas Aquinas).

    Contents [hide]
    1
    Life and career
    2
    Philosophy
    3
    Legacy
    4
    Awards
    5
    Select publications in English
    6
    See also
    7
    References
    8
    External links
    Life and career[edit]
    Pieper studied philosophy, law and sociology at the universities of Berlin and
    Mnster. After working as a sociologist and freelance writer, he became
    ordinary professor of philosophical anthropology at the University of Mnster,
    and taught there from 1950 to 1976. As professor emeritus he continued to
    provide lectures until 1996.[2] With his wife Hildegard, he translated C.S.
    Lewis, The Problem of Pain, into German (ber den Schmerz, 1954) with an
    Afterword "On Simplicity of Language in Philosophy". A symposium to
    celebrate his 90th birthday was held in Mnster in May 1994; the papers read
    there were published as Aufklrung durch Tradition ("Enlightenment through
    Tradition") in 1995. In 2010 a symposium was held in Paderborn on "Josef
    Pieper's and C. S. Lewis's View of Man", with papers published in Wahrheit
    und Selbstberschreitung ("Truth and Self-Transcendence").[3]
    Philosophy[edit]
    His views are rooted primarily in the Scholasticism of Thomas Aquinas and in
    the teachings of Plato. In 60 years of creative work as a philosopher and
    writer, Pieper explicated the wisdom tradition of the West in clear language,
    and identified its enduring relevance.
    Legacy[edit]
    Recent champions of Pieper's philosophy in the English-speaking world
    include James V. Schall, S.J., Professor of Political Philosophy at
    Georgetown University, Joseph T. Lienhard, S.J., Professor of Theology at
    Fordham University, Steven Cortright at St. Mary's College of California. and
    Dr. Francis Grabowski, Rogers State University, Department Head of English
    and Humanities.
    Awards[edit]
    In 1981 Pieper received the Balzan Prize in Philosophy; in 1987 he was
    awarded the State Prize of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. In 1990, he
    received the Ehrenring of the Grres-Gesellschaft.
    Select publications in English[edit]
    Leisure, the Basis of Culture. Translated by Alexander Dru. With an
    introduction by T. S. Eliot. London: Faber and Faber, 1952. (Originally
    Mue und Kult. Mnchen:Ksel-Verlag, 1948). New translation by
    Gerald Malsbary. South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 1998. ISBN
    1-890318-35-3.
    Leisure, the Basis of Culture and The Philosophical Act. Translated by
    Alexander Dru. With an introduction by James V. Schall, SJ. San
    Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2009. 143pp. ISBN 978-1-58617-256-5
    The End of Time: a meditation on the philosophy of history. Translated
    by Michael Bullock. New York:Pantheon Books, 1954. (Originally Uber
    das Ende der Zeit). Reprinted New York: Octagon Books, 1982. ISBN
    0-374-96447-5. Reprinted San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999. ISBN
    0-89870-726-9.
    The Silence of St. Thomas. Translated by Daniel O'Connor. London:
    Faber & Faber, 1957. ISBN 1-890318-78-7.
    Happiness and Contemplation. Translated by Richard and Clara
    Winston. New York: Pantheon, 1958. Reprinted, with an introduction by
    Ralph McInerny. South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 1998. ISBN
    1-890318-31-0.
    The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance.
    Notre Dame, Ind., 1966. ISBN 978-0-268-00103-2. Translations
    originally published separately, Fortitude and Temperance translated by
    Daniel F. Coogan (1954); Justice translated by Lawrence E. Lynch
    (1955); and Prudence translated by Richard and Clara Winston (1959).
    Scholasticism: Personalities and Problems of Medieval Philosophy.
    Translated by Richard and Clara Winston. New York: Pantheon Press,
    1960. Reissued South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 2001. ISBN
    1-58731-750-8.
    Guide to Thomas Aquinas. Translated by Richard and Clara Winston.
    New York: Pantheon Books, 1962. (Originally Hinfhrung zu Thomas
    von Aquin.) Publication in England as Introduction to Thomas Aquinas.
    London: Faber and Faber, 1962. Reissued San Francisco: Ignatius
    Press, 1991. ISBN 0-89870-319-0
    Enthusiasm and Divine Madness. Translated by Richard and Clara
    Winston. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. (Originally
    Begeisterung und Gttlicher Wahnsinn). Reissued South Bend: St.
    Augustine's Press, 2000. ISBN 1-890318-23-X
    In Tune with the World: a Theory of Festivity. Translated by Richard and
    Clara Winston. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1965. (Originally
    Zustimmung zur Welt). Reissued South Bend: St. Augustine's Press,
    1999. ISBN 1-890318-33-7
    Death and Immortality. Translated by Richard and Clara Winston. New
    York: Herder & Herder; London: Burns & Oates, 1969.[4] (Originally Tod
    und Unsterblichkeit. Munich: Ksel-Verlag, 1968.). Reissued South
    Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 2000. ISBN 1-890318-18-3
    Hope and History. Translated by Richard and Clara Winston. New York:
    Herder & Herder; London: Burns & Oates, 1969. ISBN 0-223-97699-7.
    On Hope. Translated by Mary Frances McCarthy. (Originally ber die
    Hoffnung). San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1986. ISBN 0-89870-067-1.
    What is a Feast? Pascal Lectures on Christianity and the University.
    Waterloo: North Waterloo Academic Press, 1987. ISBN 0-921075-04-9.
    No One Could Have Known: an autobiography the early years
    1904-1945. Translated by Graham Harrison. (Originally Noch wusste es
    Niemand). San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1987. ISBN 0-89870-131-7.
    In Defense of Philosophy: Classical wisdom stands up to modern
    challenges. Translated by Lothar Krauth. San Francisco: Ignatius Press,
    1992. ISBN 0-89870-397-2 (Originally Verteidigungsrede fr die
    Philosophie. Munich: Ksel-Verlag, 1966.)
    In Search of the Sacred: Contributions to An Answer, San Francisco:
    Ignatius Press, 1991. ISBN 978-0-89870-301-6
    Josef Pieper: An Anthology, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1989. A
    translation of Josef Pieper: Lesebuch; second edition, Munich: Ksel-
    Verlag, 1984. First edition 1981. ISBN 978-0-89870-226-2
    The Concept of Sin (2001), translated by Edward T. Oakes SJ
    (originally: ber den Begriff der Snde, Munich 1977), South Bend,
    Indiana: St. Augustine's Press. ISBN 1-890318-08-6
    Abuse Of Language, Abuse Of Power 1 April 1992, Ignatius Press,
    ISBN 0-89870-362-X
    The Christian Idea of Man. Translated by Dan Farrelly. South Bend,
    Indiana: St. Augustine's Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-58731-112-3.
    (Originally "ber das christlich Menschenbild". Munich: Ksel-Verlag.)
    See also[edit]
    Biography portal Catholicism portal Germany portal
    References[edit]
    1 Jump up
    ^ "Josef Pieper, Philosopher of Virtue" IgnatiusInsight.com. Retrieved
    2011-07-20.
    2 Jump up
    ^ Short bio, Josef Pieper Stiftung at Akademie Franz Hitze Haus (in
    German). Retrieved 2011-07-20.
    3 Jump up
    ^ ed. Thomas Mllenbeck & Berthold Wald; published by Ferdinand
    Schningh, Paderborn etc. 2011. ISBN 978-3-506-77157-5
    4 Jump up
    ^ Reviewed by Christopher Derrick in the TLS Jan. 22, 1970, together with
    Hope and History.
    This text contains elements translated from the German Wikipedia
    article.
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