""The ultimate of human happiness is to be found in contemplation"".
In offering this proposition of Thomas Aquinas to our thought, Josef Pieper uses traditional wisdom in order to throw light on present-day reality and present-day psychological problems. What, in fact, does one pursue in pursuing happiness? What, in the consensus of the wisdom of the early Greeks, of Plato and Aristotle, of the New Testament, of Augustine and Aquinas, is that condition of perfect bliss toward which all life and effort tend by nature?
In this profound and illuminating inquiry, Pieper considers the nature of contemplation, and the meaning and goal of life.
By:
Josef Pieper Translated by:
Richard Winston, Clara Winston Imprint: St Augustine's Press Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 336g ISBN:9781890318307 ISBN 10: 1890318302 Pages: 125 Publication Date:01 November 1999 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
