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"'''In Praise of Polytheism (On Monomythical and Polymythical Thinking)'''" (Lob des Polytheismus. รber Monomythie und Polymythie) is an essay by the German philosopher Odo Marquard, which was held as a lecture at the Technical University of Berlin in 1978. It was first published in 1979 in an anthology | "'''In Praise of Polytheism (On Monomythical and Polymythical Thinking)'''" (Lob des Polytheismus. รber Monomythie und Polymythie) is an essay by the German philosopher Odo Marquard, which was held as a lecture at the Technical University of Berlin in 1978. It was first published in 1979 in an anthology and was published again in 1981 in Marquard's book ''Farewell to Matters of Principle'' (German: Abschied vom Prinzipiellen). | ||
The essay posits that [[monotheism]] and the [[Enlightenment]] are based on "monomythical thinking",<ref>Marquard|1989|p=93</ref> meaning that they only allow one story. It also posits that the separation of powers and the |individual have their origin in polytheism | The essay posits that [[monotheism]] and the [[Enlightenment]] are based on "monomythical thinking",<ref>Marquard|1989|p=93</ref> meaning that they only allow one story. It also posits that the separation of powers and the |individual have their origin in polytheism and argues that people should embrace what Marquard calls "enlightened polymythical thinking", the recognition of several stories in the modern world.<ref>Marquard|1989|p=100</ref>Marquard was a professor of [[philosophy]] and proponent of [[scepticism]] and [[pluralism]]. He belonged to a part of German philosophy that viewed the issues of modernity through [[political theology]], which associates modern political concepts with theological concepts. Some of the points in the essay have precursors in the writings of [[Max Weber]], [[Erik Peterson]] and [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]. | ||
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"In Praise of Polytheism (On Monomythical and Polymythical Thinking)" (Lob des Polytheismus. รber Monomythie und Polymythie) is an essay by the German philosopher Odo Marquard, which was held as a lecture at the Technical University of Berlin in 1978. It was first published in 1979 in an anthology and was published again in 1981 in Marquard's book Farewell to Matters of Principle (German: Abschied vom Prinzipiellen).
The essay posits that monotheism and the Enlightenment are based on "monomythical thinking",[1] meaning that they only allow one story. It also posits that the separation of powers and the |individual have their origin in polytheism and argues that people should embrace what Marquard calls "enlightened polymythical thinking", the recognition of several stories in the modern world.[2]Marquard was a professor of philosophy and proponent of scepticism and pluralism. He belonged to a part of German philosophy that viewed the issues of modernity through political theology, which associates modern political concepts with theological concepts. Some of the points in the essay have precursors in the writings of Max Weber, Erik Peterson and Friedrich Nietzsche.