The Myths of Reality'The Myths of Reality' reveals how reality is culturally constructed in an ever-continuing process from mythic fragments transmitted by the mass media and adapted through face-to-face and Internet conversations. |
Contents
The illusion of reality | 2 |
The meaning of myth | 9 |
Transmitting mythic fragments | 18 |
mythic fragments by another name? | 30 |
Myths in the modern world | 40 |
Myths of commerce | 61 |
Myths of science | 80 |
Myths of knowledge | 91 |
Myths of language | 118 |
Myths of consciousness | 129 |
Myths of self identity | 143 |
Recapitulation and application | 157 |
Empowerment and enlightenment | 176 |
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Myths of causality | 104 |
Common terms and phrases
akin Alan Watts American anti-capitalism aspects awareness become belief systems Bernays brain British causality cause-and-effect century chaos theory chapter cognitive linguistics cognitive processes complex concepts consciousness construction of reality create deep structures define demonisation developed distinctions divination dualisms Edward Bernays everyday example Explore fantasies films folkloric Freud's hegemony human ideas identity ideologies illusion illusory implicit individuals Internet invented Jung knowledge language less lives mass media meaning and significance mental metaphors mind modern day mystical mythic fragments myths of reality narrative fragments paganism perceptions person physical political popular culture promoted recognise refer regarded religion religious schemas scientific seemingly sense shamanism shared simply soaps social construction social groups social interactions specific spin spin doctors stories subcultures sustained term terror theory things think we think thought Tomb Raider traditional trivialised Trubshaw underlying understanding usually Wachowski brothers war on terror western culture words