The Presence of Myth
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Erschienen am 31. Mai 2024
145 Seiten
978-0-226-22225-7 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
"[An] important essay by a philosopher who more convincingly than any other I can think of demonstrates the continuing significance of his vocation in the life of our culture."-Karsten Harries,
The New York Times Book Review
With The Presence of Myth, Kolakowski demonstrates that no matter how hard man strives for purely rational thought, there has always been-and always will be-a reservoir of mythical images that lend "being" and "consciousness" a specifically human meaning.
"Kolakowski undertakes a philosophy of culture which extends to all realms of human intercourse-intellectual, artistic, scientific, and emotional. . . . [His] book has real significance for today, and may well become a classic in the philosophy of culture."- Anglican Theological Review
With The Presence of Myth, Kolakowski demonstrates that no matter how hard man strives for purely rational thought, there has always been-and always will be-a reservoir of mythical images that lend "being" and "consciousness" a specifically human meaning.
"Kolakowski undertakes a philosophy of culture which extends to all realms of human intercourse-intellectual, artistic, scientific, and emotional. . . . [His] book has real significance for today, and may well become a classic in the philosophy of culture."- Anglican Theological Review
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface to the English Edition
- Preface
- 1. Preliminary Distinctions
- 2. Myth within the Epistemological Inquiry
- 3. Myth in the Realm of Values
- 4. Myth in Logic
- 5. The Mythical Sense of Love
- 6. Myth, Existence, Freedom
- 7. Myth and the Contingency of Nature
- 8. The Phenomenon of the World's Indifference
- 9. Myth in the Culture of Analgesics
- 10. The Permanence and Fragility of Myth
- 11. Conclusion
- Index of Names
