The Myth of the State

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Yale University Press, 1946/01/01 - 303 ページ

A great contemporary German philosopher attacks the explosive problem of political myth in our day, and reveals how the myth of the state evolved from primitive times to prepare the way for the rise of the modern totalitarian state.


"A brilliant survey of some of the major texts in the history of political theory."—Kenneth Burke, The Nation.

 

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Myth and Language
16
Myth and the Psychology of Emotions
23
The Function of Myth in Mans Social Life
37
Logos and Mythos in Early Greek Philosophy
53
Platos Republic
61
The Religious and Metaphysical Background of
78
The Theory of the Legal State in Medieval Philos
97
Nature and Grace in Medieval Philosophy
106
Implications of the New Theory of the State
140
The Renaissance of Stoicism and Natural Right
163
The Philosophy of the Enlightenment and Its
176
Carlyle
189
From Hero Worship to Race Worship
224
Hegel
248
The Technique of the Modern Political Myths
277
Conclusion
297

The Triumph of Machiavellism and Its Consequences
129

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