The presence of myth
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The presence of myth
University of Chicago Press, 2001, c1989
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Obecność mitu
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"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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"[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
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