The Presence of Myth / Leszek Kolakowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kołakowski, Leszek, Author.

Contributor:

Czerniawski, Adam

Standardized Title:

Obecność mitu. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Myth.

Culture.

Human beings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"[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

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION

PREFACE

1. PRELIMINARY DISTINCTIONS

2. MYTH WITHIN THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL INQUIRY

3. MYTH IN THE REALM OF VALVES

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

Notes:

"First published in France in 1972 as Obecność mitu (Issue 224 in the Biblioteka Kultury) by the Institut Litteraire, Paris"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9780226222257

022622225X

OCLC:

1058551444