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Belief and Unbelief

Philosophy of Self-knowledge

by Michael Novak

  • Paperback
  • 268 pages
  • Publisher: Transaction Publishers
  • 15.5 x 22.7 x 1.7 cm

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This is perhaps the most widely read of Michael Novak's books. "Belief and Unbelief "attempts to push intelligence and articulation as far as possible into the stuff of what so many philosophers set aside as subjectivity. It is an impassioned critique of the idea of an unbridgeable gap between the emotive and the cognitive -- and in its own way, represents a major thrust at positivist analysis. Written in a context of personal tragedy as well as intellectual search, the book is grounded in the belief that human experience is enclosed within a person to person relationship with the source of all things -- sometimes in darkness, other tunes in aridity, but always in deep encounter with community and courage. It is written with a deep fidelity to classical Catholic thought as well as a sense of the writings of sociology, anthropology, and political theory--from Harold Lasswell to Friedrich von Hayek. This third edition includes Novak's brilliant 1961 article "God in the Colleges" from Harper's -- a critique of the technification of university life that rules issues of love, death, and personal destiny out of bounds, and hence leaves aside the mysteries of contingency and risk, in favor of the certainties of research, production, and consumption. For such a "lost generation" "Belief and Unbelief will "remain of tremendous interest and impact. When the book first appeared thirty years ago, it was praised by naturalists and religious thinkers alike. Sidney Hook called it "a remarkable book, written with verve and distinction." James Collins termed it "a lively and valuable essay from which a reflective, religiously concerned reader can draw immense profit." And "The Washington Post "reviewer claimed that "Novak has written a rich, relentlessly honest introduction to the problem of belief. It is a deeply personal book, rigorous in argument and open ended in conclusions."
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  • Author

    Michael Novak

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Transaction Publishers

  • Published

    April 1994

  • Edition

    New edition

  • Weight

    340g

  • Page Count

    268

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 22.7 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781560007418

  • ISBN-10

    1560007419

  • Eden Code

    1228480

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