Only the Lover Sings : Art and Contemplation (Paperback)

Author: Josef Pieper Publisher: Ignatius Press Published: 10/01/1990 Pages: 76 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 0.21lbs Size: 7.18h x 4.78w x 0.27d ISBN: 9780898703023

The popular and highly regarded Pieper speaks of the necessity for human persons to be able to contemplate and appreciate beauty to develop their full humanity. Pieper expresses succinctly that the foundation of the human person in society is leisure, free time in which one can contemplate, be receptive to being and its beauty.