A Philosophy of Political Myth
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- Author: Chiara Bottici, New School for Social Research
- Date Published: August 2010
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521182751
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In this book, originally published in 2007, Chiara Bottici argues for a philosophical understanding of political myth. Bottici demonstrates that myth is a process, one of continuous work on a basic narrative pattern that responds to a need for significance. Human beings need meaning in order to master the world they live in, but they also need significance in order to live in a world that is less indifferent to them. This is particularly true in the realm of politics. Political myths are narratives through which we orient ourselves, and act and feel about our political world. Bottici shows that in order to come to terms with contemporary phenomena, such as the clash between civilizations, we need a Copernican revolution in political philosophy. If we want to save reason, we need to look at it from the standpoint of myth.
Read more- Proposes a very original theory of political myth
- Of interest to a very wide audience, including philosophers, anthropologists, historians, sociologists, and political scientists
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Review of the hardback: '… Bottici has endeavoured to provide a framework within which the study of myth can be usefully developed, and in this she has performed a very useful work of Lockean philosophical underlabouring.' Review of Politics
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- Date Published: August 2010
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521182751
- length: 296 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.44kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I. A Genealogy of Myth:
1. Mythos and logos
2. The biblos and the dialectic of the sacred logos
3. Scientific rationality and the dialectic of the enlightenment
Part II. The Need for Myth:
4. Myth and meaning
5. Approaching myth
6. Naming the unknown, grounding significance
Part III. Political Myth:
7. Myth and the critique of political reason
8. Classical theories of political myth
9. Political myth, ideology, and utopia
Part IV. Myth and Political Identity:
10. Myth, historical narratives and the social imaginary
11. Myth and identity
12. Political myths today: the extraordinary and the banal.
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