Epistemology Quote by Manuel Toharia-Cortés

“the society that cherishes and keeps its myths alive will be nourished from the soundest, richest strata of the human spirit.”

— Joseph Campbell

“When we can't understand the science behind something in this world, we make up mythological entities that we can relate to. We personify the…

— Chelsie Shakespeare

“I see folktales and myths as humankind's first stories. They are a kind of collective dreaming, filled with timeless symbols and images we can…

— Marianna Mayer

“We are condemned to be modern. We can’t escape the facts of our history or of living in an age dominated by instrumental rationality,…

— David Watson

“The uniquely human ability to collectively believe in myths allows strangers to cooperate.”

— FastReads

“Find your myth. As Joseph Campbell observed, "Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human cultural…

— Robert Moss

“Having rationally decided to become less rational, we hoped to find new, meaningful, exciting, useful truths. Folk”

— Mark Vonnegut

Over the centuries we have transformed the ancient myths and folk tales and made them into the fabric of our lives. Consciously and unconsciously…

— Jack Zipes

“This is why myth is experienced as innocent speech: not because its intentions are hidden—if they were hidden, they could not be efficacious—but because…

— Roland Barthes

“There's always someone who secretly believes in myths and legends; or at least parts of them. Those are the people who will look beyond…

— Aprilynne Pike

“Large numbers of strangers can cooperate successfully by believing in common myths. Any”

— Yuval Noah Harari

It is important to recognize that folklore is not simply a way of obtaining available date about identity for social scientists; it is actually…

— Alan Dundes