Truth, myth, and symbol,

Are morals a thing of the past? Does science permit personality? Can we justify religion in an age of agnosticism? Is totalitarianism inevitable? Eleven noted scholars and teachers of the sciences and humanities raise such issues in a series of original essays. This collaboration juxtaposes areas of...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Altizer, Thomas J. J. (Editor), Beardslee, William A. (Editor), Young, James Harvey, editor
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, [1962]
Series:	Spectrum book ; S-40.
Subjects:	Truth. Symbolism. Mythology. Symbolism Mythology Vérité. Symbolisme. Mythologie. truth. mythology (literary genre) symbolism (artistic concept) Waarheid. Mythen. Symboliek.

Table of Contents:

The problem of truth / Richard Hocking
Scientific truth and the scientific method / J.H. Goldstein
Truth in the social sciences / Helmut Schoeck
Truth in history / Walter D. Love
Literature and reality / Walter A. Strauss
Truth in the study of religion / William A. Beardslee
Myth in myth / Robert L. Scranton
The religious meaning of myth and symbol / Thomas J.J. Altizer
Symbol and myth in philosophy / Leroy E. Loemker
The literary uses of myth and symbol / Ward Pafford
Symbol and myth in modern rationalistic societies / Gregor Sebba.