The Myths We Live By

• Tác giả: Mary Midgley
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-0203480922
• ISBN-13: 978-0415309066
• ISBN-13: 978-0415340779
• ISBN-13: 978-1134392537
• ISBN-13: 978-1134392520
• ISBN-13: 978-1134392483
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 201.3 Mythology and mythological foundations
• Thông tin xuất bản: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Taylor & Francis, 2003
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 174873
• Chủ đề: 1. Folklore, myths & legends; 2. History of Western philosophy; 3. Philosophy

Tóm tắt

Mary Midgley argues in her powerful new book that far from being the opposite of science, myth is a central part of it. In brilliant prose, she claims that myths are neither lies nor mere stories but a network of powerful symbols that suggest particular ways of interpreting the world.