pangeapedestrian
pangeapedestrian t1_isuh16q wrote
Reply to comment by Netroth in "In other words, an important lesson we can draw from Hans Blumenberg’s writings on myth is that the dangerous political myths of our own times as well as those of the past can only be countered by inventing new myths, telling better stories, and writing more convincing histories." by Maxwellsdemon17
Hahaha fair, i didn't know how to get the umlaut though.
pangeapedestrian t1_istw629 wrote
Reply to comment by lpuckeri in "In other words, an important lesson we can draw from Hans Blumenberg’s writings on myth is that the dangerous political myths of our own times as well as those of the past can only be countered by inventing new myths, telling better stories, and writing more convincing histories." by Maxwellsdemon17
The article actually addresses this point. It's just a quote the conclusion from a much larger discussion.
Also, naive.
pangeapedestrian t1_istjhvs wrote
Reply to comment by SomeInternetBro in "In other words, an important lesson we can draw from Hans Blumenberg’s writings on myth is that the dangerous political myths of our own times as well as those of the past can only be countered by inventing new myths, telling better stories, and writing more convincing histories." by Maxwellsdemon17
Assuming any articulation of meaning is necessarily a lie, than yes, kind of.
pangeapedestrian t1_istjaxg wrote
Reply to comment by lpuckeri in "In other words, an important lesson we can draw from Hans Blumenberg’s writings on myth is that the dangerous political myths of our own times as well as those of the past can only be countered by inventing new myths, telling better stories, and writing more convincing histories." by Maxwellsdemon17
It's one quote from the article, which is just a brief summary of a greater work. It's not intended as any simple end all solution.
pangeapedestrian t1_isuh2wi wrote
Reply to comment by DeathcultAesthete in "In other words, an important lesson we can draw from Hans Blumenberg’s writings on myth is that the dangerous political myths of our own times as well as those of the past can only be countered by inventing new myths, telling better stories, and writing more convincing histories." by Maxwellsdemon17
That's a cool word i didn't know. Thanks.