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“Is God Happy? Selected Essays” by Leszek Kolakowski, translated by Agnieszka Kolakowska (Basic Books, 327 pages, $28.99) Leszek Kolakowski is likely the most important thinker you’ve never heard of.

The following essay is adapted from the introduction to "Best American Essays 2014," which will be published this week. Consider the appearance of the word in English—which is to say the appearance of ...