Acknowledgements Introduction: On the Use of Philosophy in the Study of Myths, Kevin Schilbrack Chapter 1. Myth as Primitive Philosophy, Robert A. Segal Chapter 2. Myth as Primitive Philosophy, Milton Scarborough Chapter 3. Myth and Pragmatic Semiotics, William Power Chapter 4. Myth and Metaphysics, Kevin Schilbrack Chapter 5. Myth and Feminist Philosophy, Pamela Sue Anderson Chapter 6. Myth and Moral Philosophy, James Wetzel Chapter 7. Myth and Postmodern Philosophy, William Doty Chapter 8. Myth and Environmental Philosophy, J. Baird Callicott Chapter 9. Myth and Ideology, Christopher Flood Chapter 10. Myth and Public Science, Mary Gerhart and Allan Russell Contributors Index
Kevin Schilbrack is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Wesleyan College, Georgia. A graduate of the University of Chicago Divinity School, he has a long-standing interest in the interaction of metaphysics, logic and belief.
""Thinking Through Myths provides more than just a snapshot of the
"status quaestiones on the topic vis-a-vis philosophical methods.
There is also some highly original and creative work on philosophy
and myth here....It thus provides a succint historical overview of
philosophical perspectives on myth."
-"Religious Studies Review
""Thinking Through Myths offers students an excellent introduction
to the thought of many of the leading current thinkers on...issues
in Religious Studies and Philosophy of Religion."
-"Reviews in Religion and Theology
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