| Thinking Through Myths: Philosophical Perspectives Contributor(s): Schilbrack, Kevin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415254604 ISBN-13: 9780415254601 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: Myths disclose alternative worlds. From the perspective of modern philosophy, the belief in mythic worlds was seen as an aspect of culture that was soon to be superseded. But what is the place of myths, after modernity? "Mythical Thinking" brings together essays that use the philosophical tools- including phenomenology, metaphysics, semiotics and moral philosophy- to study these worlds and to think through myths. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 291.13 |
| LCCN: 2002069824 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 9.32" W x 6.74" (1.06 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eight outstanding essays, from leading academics, deconstruct perennial problems of rationality, imagination and narrative to trace the influence of myth in our own beliefs, origins, and potential futures. Thinking Through Myths attempts to reconcile the opposed claims of pragmatism and beauty, calling for the acknowledgement of myths in everyday experience. |