Magic in the Air: How Intellectuals Invented the Myth of a Mythless Society
…It just seems intuitively true to a lot of people. So in that sense I’m focusing on a significant misconception at the core of the project. Second, when I tell people about the title of my project they tend to assume that I’m arguing that nothing changed. But actually, I argue that there have been significant social/epistemic status shifts. Basically, “the myth of disenchantment” is a “real myth.” Many people believe in it and accordingly it does…
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