1st Edition

The Myth of Romantic Love and Other Essays

By Michael Novak Copyright 2013
205 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

205 Pages
by Routledge

Written by noted Catholic philosopher Michael Novak, the selections in The Myth of Romantic Love and Other Essays highlight the arc of his intellectual career. Collectively demonstrating the fundamental unity of Novak's work, the sixteen essays in this book span a broad range of political, economic, and social topics. The selections offer clarity of thinking for the sake of concrete ends. For... Read more
Editor's IntroductionMale and Female He Made Them1.The Myth of Romantic Love2.What Marriage Is3.The Family out of Favor4.Women, Ordination, and AngelsCaritas, Capitalism, and Human Flourishing5.The Love that Moves the Sun6.The Rise of the Unmeltable Ethnics7.Why Latin America Is Poor8.An Apology for Democratic CapitalismThe Transcendent Roots of Culture9.A Reckoning10.O Europe!11.Beauty Is Truth12.Truth and LibertyComing down to Earth13.Building a New Party14.The Volatile Counterculture15.The Rich, the Poor, and the Reagan Administration16.Poverty Down, Inequality Up?Index

Biography

Michael Novak