Myth and Myth Criticism following theDialectic of Enlightenment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3971297 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Avner Cohen (0000-0002-7546-2846, University of Haifa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 583-598 |
| Publication date | 2010-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The European Legacy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1084-8770 • E-ISSN: 1470-1316 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10848770.2010.501660 |
| OpenAlex | W2112505304 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Until the publication of the Dialectic of Enlightenment it was possible to place the controversy regarding myth in the framework of the general rivalry between enlightenment and rationalism on the one hand and Romanticism on the other. However, Horkheimer and Adorno's joint work rendered this controversy irrelevant and anachronistic. This essay presents this theoretical shift by analyzing the conceptual problems it raises. The basic question addressed is whether in our poststrucuralist and postmodernist age the distinction between critical and mythical thought is still possible and appropriate. I believe that our answer to this question has fundamental significance for our personal and public life, and as such also determines the role and meaning of our current philosophical discourse
Aesthetics · Anachronism · Art · Criticism · Dialectic · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Literature · Mythology · Politics · Rationalism · Rivalry · Romanticism · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |