Cassirer and Langer on Myth: An Introduction

by William Schultz

Overview

This book provides a detailed overview of the approach by two of the leading philosophical theorists of myth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138969926
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/20/2016
Series:	Theorists of Myth
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part 1 Myth in Cassirer's Philosophy of Symbolic Forms; Chapter 1 Myth in Cassirer's Life and Career; Chapter 2 Myth Starts a Philosophy of Culture; Chapter 3 Myth Is a Worldview, Part 1; Chapter 4 Myth Is a Worldview, Part 2; Chapter 5 Myth Is a Worldview, Part 3; Chapter 6 Myth Is a Worldview, Part 4; Chapter 7 Myth Has a Permanent Power; Chapter 8 Myth Recurs and Progresses; Chapter 9 Myth Affects Modern Life; Part 2 Myth in Langer's Philosophy of Human Feeling; Chapter 10 Myth in Langer's Life and Career; Chapter 11 Myth Is in “a New Key”; Chapter 12 Myth Is a “Form of Feeling”; Chapter 13 Myth Has a Biological Basis; Chapter 14 The Global Society Needs Myth; Chapter 15 Judging the Two Theories;

Editorial Reviews

"In William Schultz's volume, Cassirer and Langer on Myth, we are given the full philosophical background to the theory of myth as 'symbolic form'." — Religious Studies Review

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