On Unseriousness Of Human Affairs
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Summary
Echoing philosophers such as Josef Pieper, this explains how the modern world has inverted the rational order of human affairs, devaluing the activities of leisure and placing an exaggerated emphasis on utilitarian concerns. It puts these pursuits in perspective by asking, what do we do when everything we have to do is done?
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On Unseriousness Of Human Affairs by James V Schall
To the ears of ceaselessly busy and ambitious modern Westerners, it will come as a shock, and perhaps as an insult, to be told that human affairs are unserious. But this fundamental truth is exactly what James Schall, following Plato, has to teach us in this wise and witty book. Schall cites Charlie Brown, Aristotle, and Samuel Johnson with the same sobrietythe sobriety that sees the truth in what is delightful and even amusing. Singing, dancing, playing, contemplating, and other useless human activities are not merely forms of escape from more important thingspolitics, work, social activism, etc.but an indication of the very nature of the highest things themselves. On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs is an instructive volume whose countercultural message is of vital importance.
Readers will not go wrong wasting the time it takes to cavort with the eternal truths presented, with such an enervating spirit of fun, in On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs National Catholic Register
It is a book lightly written, laced with references to Charlie Brown and other cartoons, but deceptively heavy. I found myself inclinedalmost forcedto pause after every section and think about Schalls words.
Touchstone
Schalls call to take seriously the unseriousness things of life is clearly, cleverly, and creatively stated. Perspectives on Political Science
This new collection on what it is to be an educated human does not disappoint. New Oxford Review
It is a book lightly written, laced with references to Charlie Brown and other cartoons, but deceptively heavy. I found myself inclinedalmost forcedto pause after every section and think about Schalls words.
Touchstone
Schalls call to take seriously the unseriousness things of life is clearly, cleverly, and creatively stated. Perspectives on Political Science
This new collection on what it is to be an educated human does not disappoint. New Oxford Review
James V. Schall, S.J., is a professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including The Regensburg Lecture, On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs, and A Student’s Guide to Liberal Learning, the last two of which are available from ISI Books. He writes regularly for a number of periodicals, including Gilbert! magazine, the Saint Austin Review, and the University Bookman.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781610170253 |
| ISBN 10 | 1610170253 |
| Title | On Unseriousness Of Human Affairs |
| Author | James V Schall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Regnery Publishing Inc |
| Year published | 2012-01-30 |
| Number of pages | 189 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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