Leisure
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What’s it about?
In an age of total work, Josef Pieper reveals that true leisure isn't a break from labor but a receptive, celebratory stillness—the very foundation of culture and a fully human life.
You’ll learn
- Leisure is not idleness or a work break
- True leisure is receptive wonder and celebration
- Culture arises from contemplation, not utility
- Recovering leisure means reorienting the soul