The End of Time: A Meditation on the Philosophy of History

by Josef Pieper

English (translation)Original German

Genres: Philosophy, History, Theology

157 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Josef Pieper was a German Catholic philosopher and an important figure in the resurgence of interest in the thought of Thomas Aquinas in early-to-mid 20th-century philosophy. Among his most notable works are The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance; Leisure, the Basis of Culture; and Guide to Thomas Aquinas (published in England as Introduction to Thomas Aquinas).

Reviews

[Pete Orsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have spent the last year reading the seven books and the children of the last A Series and three books in the American tragedy series. The end of Time is an appropriate read in that context. I would recommend this book only for the very serious Believer who wants to live life with his eyes wide open.

[Santiago Iturbide · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intimius est nobis Deus, quam nos ipsi sumus.

[Mitchell Blackburn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read!

When I read Pieper I do not feel like I am learning as much as I feel myself unlearning all the errors the world has taught me.

[Silvio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wie es ein anderer Kommentar hier schon gesagt hat: Gut an vielen Stellen, gemischt an anderen. Als sehr interessant empfand ich die Aussagen über den Nihilismus.

3.5/5

[Pablo Sotelo · Rating 3 out of 5]

¿Cómo interpreta el creyente el desarrollo de la historia y si es que lo tiene, el fin del tiempo?

[Erik]

Recommended by James Schall in Another Sort of Learning, Intro to Part Three, as one of Schall's Unlikely List of Books to Keep Sane By---Selected for Those to Whom Making Sense Is a Prior Consideration, but a Minority Opinion.

Recommended by James Schall in Another Sort of Learning, Intro to Part Three, as one of Fourteen Books by Josef Pieper.

[Steve · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good in parts, mixed in others. There is a very good. section on how the Enlightenment mimicked the Christian eschatology, secularising and ultimately giving rise to communism. A kingdom on earth and in. history.