End of Time: A Meditation on the Philosophy of History

by Josef Pieper, Michael Bullock

This is a work of rare prophetic brilliance by Josef Pieper, one of this century's most profound and lucid expositors of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. This book was written to throw light on an ancient question that has vexed and tormented many. What is the nature of "The End" toward which, even now, the world and men are moving? No writer of our time is better equipped to answer that question than Pieper. He provides the most rigorous and sustained philosophical analysis, anchored to "the primeval rock of theological pronouncement", in order precisely to understand the finalities of time and history.

Genres: Philosophy, History, Theology

161 pages, Paperback

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

[Steve]

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.

[Pete Orsi]

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]

Intimius est nobis Deus, quam nos ipsi sumus.

[Mitchell Blackburn]

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]

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]

¿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.