Josef Pieper, perhaps the most popular Thomist philosopher of the twentieth century, was schooled in the Greek classics and the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. He also studied philosophy, law, and sociology, and he was a professor at the University of Munster, West Germany. His numerous books have been widely praised by both the secular and religious press.
"Pieper's message for us is plain... The idolatry of the machine,
the worship of mindless know-how, the infantile cult of youth and
the common mind -- all this points to our peculiar leadership in
the drift toward the slave society... Pieper's profound insights
are impressive and even formidable."
-- New York Times Book Review"Pieper has subjects involved in
everyone's life; he has theses that are so counter to the
prevailing trends as to be sensational; and he has a style that is
memorably clear and direct."
-- Chicago Tribune"This book is a gem. No other book its size will
teach us so many true things about everything we need to know to
understand what and why we are or about how to live a life worth
living."
-- James V. Schall, SJ, from the Foreword
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