An edition of Belief and Unbelief (1965)

Belief and Unbelief

A Philosophy of Self-Knowledge

3rd. ed.
  • 0 Ratings
  • 3 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 0 Ratings
  • 3 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by MARC Bot
December 15, 2022 | History
An edition of Belief and Unbelief (1965)

Belief and Unbelief

A Philosophy of Self-Knowledge

3rd. ed.
  • 0 Ratings
  • 3 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

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."

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
241

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Book Details


Published in

New Brunswick, N.J

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-233) and index.
Cover title: Belief & unbelief.

Other Titles
Belief & unbelief.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
121/.6
Library of Congress
BD215 .N6 1994, BD215.N6 1994, BD215 .N6 2017

The Physical Object

Format
Hardback
Pagination
xxiii, 241 p. ;
Number of pages
241

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1078995M
Internet Archive
beliefunbeliefph00nova_0
ISBN 10
1560007419
LCCN
94002300
OCLC/WorldCat
29668286, 1005226088
Library Thing
131881
Goodreads
884460

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
December 15, 2022 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
September 15, 2021 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
March 2, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot remove fake subjects
December 13, 2019 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
April 28, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Linked existing covers to the work.