Humanism, subject, modernity. On the Critique of mythic reason, by Franz Hinkelammert

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  • Estela Fernández Nadal Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales; CONICET

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Philosophy, Criticism (Philosophy), Humanism

Abstract

In his Crítica a la razón mítica, Franz Hinkelammert states that the Modern Western civilization inherits from pre-modernity several mythical elements, which are assimilated under a completely transformed appearance. This transformation is often called “secularisation”. However, under this concept the primordial mythical contents remain intact in the “secular” latemodern consciousness.

Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 121, 2009: 511-534

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2017-10-18

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Humanism, subject, modernity. On the Critique of mythic reason, by Franz Hinkelammert. (2017). Realidad: Revista De Ciencias Sociales Y Humanidades, 121, 511-534. https://doi.org/10.5377/realidad.v0i121.3324

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Humanism, subject, modernity. On the Critique of mythic reason, by Franz Hinkelammert. (2017). Realidad: Revista De Ciencias Sociales Y Humanidades, 121, 511-534. https://doi.org/10.5377/realidad.v0i121.3324