Worldly Virtues: A Catalogue of Reflections - Softcover

Gaertner, Johannes A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 189048282X ISBN 13: 9781890482824

Publisher: Phanes Press, 2002

Synopsis

Worldly Virtues is an elegant collection of reflections on the great classic virtues by which we may endeavor to live our lives. Johannes Gaertner's philosophical musings shed fresh, contemporary light on oldworld virtues, from "sensitivity," "beauty," and "prudence" to "compassion," "intellect," "tact," and the value of "absurdity." Often witty, sometimes dry, and always insightful, the simplicity of these meditations belies a depth of emotion and richness of meaning.

The author, a professor with a worldview enriched by a long life in many cultures, assembled these entries over the course of many years/ his daughter found them, published them as a Christmas gift to him, and the book went on to become an underground bestseller in hardcover. This is the first paperback edition to be released in the United States.

About this title

About the Author:

Johannes A. Gaertner (1912 - 1996) was born in Berlin and settled in the United States in 1946. He was a well-known professor of art history, and a much-admired poet and a theologian.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phanes Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 189048282X
• ISBN 13: 9781890482824
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120