The Myth of the StateYale University Press, 01.01.1946 - 303 Seiten 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. |
Inhalt
The Structure of Mythical Thought | 3 |
Myth and Language | 16 |
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 |
The Triumph of Machiavellism and Its Consequences | 129 |
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 |
Implications of the New Theory of the State | 140 |
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