Thinking Through Myths

Philosophical Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2002-05-09
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:476 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:230
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415254601

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Kevin Schilbrack is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Wesleyan College, Georgia. A graduate of the University of Chicago Divinity School, he has a long-standing interest in the interaction of metaphysics, logic and belief.

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'Explores a dimension of myth that has been unjustly neglected in the modern age... Schilbrack is restoring metaphysics to myth, without denying the marvellous aspect of the latter. I know of no other book that covers this ground adequately.' - Laurence Coupe, Manchester Metropolitan University

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Acknowledgements Introduction: On the Use of Philosophy in the Study of Myths, Kevin Schilbrack Chapter 1. Myth as Primitive Philosophy, Robert A. Segal Chapter 2. Myth as Primitive Philosophy, Milton Scarborough Chapter 3. Myth and Pragmatic Semiotics, William Power Chapter 4. Myth and Metaphysics, Kevin Schilbrack Chapter 5. Myth and Feminist Philosophy, Pamela Sue Anderson Chapter 6. Myth and Moral Philosophy, James Wetzel Chapter 7. Myth and Postmodern Philosophy, William Doty Chapter 8. Myth and Environmental Philosophy, J. Baird Callicott Chapter 9. Myth and Ideology, Christopher Flood Chapter 10. Myth and Public Science, Mary Gerhart and Allan Russell Contributors Index