METAMORPHOSING THE INFALLIBILITY OF SCIENCE IN WALKER PERCY’S LOVE IN THE RUINS

Abstract

Science fiction delineates dementia in every sphere of human life under the nexus of diabolical isms. The mystery is that the iniquitous prejudices are disguised in human potentiality. The evolution of science methodically declares human beings to be erudite.  But the resultant ruins harbinger how man’s selfishness disintegrates the world.  Walker Percy’s writings are manifestations of the redemptions from the ruins of scientific hubris. His satiric novel Love in the Ruins facilitates the rationale to be sanguine about the prospects of reconciliation between science and humanities. Mutual attention and appreciation are the quirks and the quiddities of human beings. The pivot of the novel is philosophical realism of the conglomeration of various facets of life. It vindicates the feasibility of familial rapprochement amidst political unrest, social discrimination, and religious upheaval. The protagonist, Dr. Tom More’s invention, makes him the victim of angelism. However, the edifying humility of Fr. Smith channels at the end More’s contrition to access the Lord’s Eucharist, the source and the summit of Christian faith. The primary goal of human quiddity is to be in rich fellowship with mutual ministration and appreciation. The focal point of discussion in this article is to substantiate how the false hopes of science can be ameliorated with humanity only through inter-subjectivity and koinonia (κοινωνία) conglomerated for an authentic living.