One of the most important philosophy titles published in the twentieth century josef piepers leisure the basis of culture is more significant even more crucial today than it was when it first appeared more than fifty years ago this edition also includes his work the philosophical act leisure is an attitude of the mind and a condition of the soul that fosters a capacity to perceive the reality of the world pieper shows that the greeks and medieval europeans understood the great value . Leisure the basis of culture isbn 9780451615350 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. In the first essay leisure the basis of culture pieper distinguishes between the common man and the man of leisure the former is the one who works who does the menial things who focuses on the practical to satisfy human need the latter is free of all of this and this is the meaning of leisure but it is not a piddling leisure leisure allows man to d. English leisure the basis of culture josef pieper introduction by roger scruton new translation by gerlad malsbary p cm consists of a translation of the authors musse und kult and of his was heisst philoso phieren includes bibliographical references isbn 1 890318 35 3 pbk alk paper 1 leisure 2 god worship and love 3 culture 4 philosophy i malsbary gerald ii