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In Tune With The World: A Theory of Festivity

In Tune With The World: A Theory of Festivity

In this stimulating and still-timely study, Josef Pieper takes up a theme of paramount importance to his thinking – that festivals belong by rights among the great topics of philosophical discussion. As he develops his theory of festivity, the modern age comes under close and painful scrutiny. It is obvious that we no longer know what festivity is, namely, the celebration of existence under various symbols.

Pieper exposes the pseudo-festivals, in their harmless and their sinister forms: traditional feasts contaminated by commercialism; artificial holidays created in the interest of merchandisers; holidays by coercion, decreed by dictators the world over; festivals as military demonstrations; holidays empty of significance. And lastly we are given the apocalyptic vision of a nihilistic world which would seek its release not in festivities but in destruction.

Formulated with Pieper's customary clarity and elegance, enhanced by brilliantly chosen quotations, this is an illuminating contribution to the understanding of traditional and contemporary experience.

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About the Book

Mentioned in:

  • Episode #61 – Have Your Humble Pie … And Eat It, Too! by Mystie during the Scholé Every Day segment
  • Episode #62 – The Scholé Sisters Go Liberal
  • Episode #64 – How Christmas is Like a Funeral – as the main book under discussion
  • Episode #68 – Make Classical Education Scholé Again
  • Episode #72 – The Grammar of Grammar
  • Episode #73 – A Scholé for All Seasons by Mystie in the Scholé Every Day segment
  • Episode #85 – Beyond restful learning – as the source for an understanding of festivity
  • Episode #146 – Religious Habits by Brandy as her Scholé Every Day pick
  • Episode #149 – Reimagining School
  • Episode #150 – ‘Tis the Season of Joyful Sacrifice
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Author: Josef Pieper
Series: Understanding Scholé
Tags: #146, #146 Scholé Every Day, #149, #149 Topical Discussion, #150, #150 Topical Discussion, #61, #61 Scholé Every Day, #62, #62 Topical Discussion, #64, #64 Topical Discussion, #68, #68 Topical Discussion, #72, #72 Topical Discussion, #73, #73 Scholé Every Day, #85, #85 Topical Discussion, Brandy Vencel
ASIN: 1890318337
ISBN: 1890318337
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