{"product_id":"the-presence-of-myth-leszek-kolakowski-9780226450575","title":"The Presence of Myth","description":"\"[An] important essay by a philosopher who more convincingly than any other I can think of demonstrates the continuing significance of his vocation in the life of our culture.\"--Karsten Harries, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Presence of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e, Kolakowski demonstrates that no matter how hard man strives for purely rational thought, there has always been-and always will be-a reservoir of mythical images that lend \"being\" and \"consciousness\" a specifically human meaning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Kolakowski undertakes a philosophy of culture which extends to all realms of human intercourse--intellectual, artistic, scientific, and emotional. . . . [His] book has real significance for today, and may well become a classic in the philosophy of culture.\"--\u003ci\u003eAnglican Theological Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leszek Kolakowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226450570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226450575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.59h x 5.59w x 0.47d","brand":"Leszek Kolakowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913433055487,"sku":"9780226450575","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3fa56267-a26e-437e-832e-cb52030010fb.jpg?v=1680620386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-presence-of-myth-leszek-kolakowski-9780226450575","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}