Michael Novak's intention in this new work is to examine those
experiences of ?? intellectual life in which belief - and, by
negation, unbelief - in God is ??. His?? approach is one of
"intelligent subjectivity" applied to an analysis of ?? belief,??
as an obvious part of human experience which is neither emotive nor
?? in the common meaning of those terms. To those of us who have
been accustomed ?? Novak as a rather offensive and crude
representative of the "new breed", this ?? as a pleasant surprise.
??one, it seems, are the old Novak tendency to rage, ?? gone, the
name-calling and the fondness for sophistical generalization. ?? is
a new Novak, a serene and logically poised investigator of the
phenomena ?? unbelief, a careful delineator of the causes,
symptoms, and manifestations ?? states, and a writer of surprising
perspicacity and intellectual acumen. ??ionally we may disagree
with Novak's conclusions, with his reasoning, or ?? of words (he
still is inclined to prefer the dramatic to the accurate ?? there
can be no doubt that the present book is a well conceived and
intel?? work of original merit and importance. The reading of it
presupposes ?? with basic philosophical concepts and a capacity for
abstract thought, but ?? limits the book is highly recommended.
(Kirkus Reviews)
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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