Constitutional mythologies : new perspectives on controlling the state /
Our societies obviously rest on common beliefs. These "myths" are tools that help us to develop and build common identities; they form the structure around which societies function. This does not imply that these beliefs are "true," in the sense that they would be supported by em...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer,
[2011]
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| Series: | Studies in public choice.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Our societies obviously rest on common beliefs. These "myths" are tools that help us to develop and build common identities; they form the structure around which societies function. This does not imply that these beliefs are "true," in the sense that they would be supported by empirical facts. In social matters, myths have undoubtedly important functions to play even if no empirical facts support them. On the other hand, and precisely because they are not discussed, myths may be problematic: they may create illusions, conserve structures that are inefficient and unable to i. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1441967834 (print) 1441967842 (electronic bk) 9781441967831 (print) 9781441967848 (electronic bk) |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-4419-6784-8 |