Philosophical discourse and myth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6420979 |
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| Authors | Kinch Hoekstra (0000-0002-8055-071X, University of California System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 355-360 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-8230 • E-ISSN: 1743-8772 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13698230.2023.2248812 |
| OpenAlex | W4386027964 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper questions the argument in Tae-Yeoun Keum’s Plato and the Mythic Tradition in Political Thought about the relation between myth and philosophical discourse. In the context of Plato’s Republic in particular, myth remains but one of the several devices that are presented as acceptable only if they are vetted by and consistent with reason. More generally, I ask about the justification or grounding of myth, and how we can know that myth is warranted if it is incommensurable with reason.KEYWORDS: MythPhilosophical discoursePlatoRepublicFrancis Bacon Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsKinch HoekstraKinch Hoekstra is Chancellor’s Professor of Political Science and Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He works on the history of political, moral, and legal thought, especially ancient, renaissance, and early modern political philosophy
Argument (complex analysis · Art history · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Mythology · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Relation (database · Sociology · The Renaissance · Theology · Chinese history and philosophy · Classical Philosophy and Thought · History · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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