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Josef Pieper (German: [ˈpiːpɐ]; May 4 1904 – November 6 1997) was a German Catholic philosopher at the forefront of the Neo-Thomistic wave in twentieth century Catholic philosophy. Among his most notable works are The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance; Leisure: the Basis of Culture; The Philosophical Act and Guide to Thomas Aquinas (published in England as Introduction to Thomas Aquinas).

birth date
1904-05-04
birth place
German Empire, Germany, Elte North Rhine-Westphalia
death date
1997-11-09
death place
Germany, Münster
era
20th-century philosophy
influenced
Pope Benedict XVI, James V. Schall, Seraphim Rose
influenced by
Aristotle, Augustine of Hippo, C. S. Lewis, Plato, Thomas Aquinas
main interest
Philosophy of religion
philosophicalSchool
Christian philosophy
region
Western philosophy

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