false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186465555m/1657738.jpg 1657738 1 To the ears of ceaselessly busy and ambitious modern Westerners, it will come as a shock, and perhaps as an insult, to be told that human affairs are "unserious." But this fundamental truth is exactly what James Schall, following Plato, has to teach us in this wise and witty book. Schall cites Charlie Brown, Aristotle, and Samuel Johnson with the same sobriety--the sobriety that sees the truth in what is delightful and even amusing. Singing, dancing, playing, contemplating, and other "useless" human activities are not merely forms of escape from more important things--politics, work, social activism, etc.--but an indication of the very nature of the highest things themselves. On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs is an instructive volume whose countercultural message is of vital importance. 1652440 1 2002 On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs: Teaching, Writing, Playing, Believing, Lecturing, Philosophizing, Singing, Dancing total:11|5:2|4:4|3:4|2:1| 11 40 21 2 4 0 false false Wed Aug 19 10:57:56 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 11:04:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 09:34:34 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 09:34:34 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 21:22:07 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 21:22:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 07:23:32 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 07:23:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 15 11:17:21 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 11:17:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 06:40:03 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 06:40:03 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Sep 17 07:45:40 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 06:48:55 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 07:45:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon May 25 22:35:21 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 22:35:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 17 15:11:44 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 15:12:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 18 09:15:17 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:15:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 05 12:53:16 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 12:53:22 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Dec 16 17:09:51 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 17:09:51 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Tue Dec 16 16:02:40 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 16:02:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Sep 14 08:37:24 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 08:37:24 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Sep 07 03:04:22 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 03:04:22 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jul 23 17:46:21 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 09:11:04 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 17:46:21 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon May 26 21:21:02 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 21:21:02 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Mar 08 14:20:48 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 14:20:48 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Feb 26 13:16:52 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 13:16:52 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jan 25 11:16:43 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 11:16:43 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1657738