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Plato and the mythic tradition in political thought

Abstract:
The role of the word 'myth' in contemporary political discourse appears to be fairly straightforward: to call something a 'myth' (e.g., 'the Lost Cause,' 'the steal,' 'the stab in the back,' 'the fallen cherry tree,' 'racial superiority,' 'computer chips in vaccines,' 'There was so much love at that [January 6th] rally') is usually to call it a.
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10.1057/s41296-021-00536-3
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Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
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Contemporary Political Theory More from this journal
Volume:
21
Issue:
4
Pages:
611-639
Publication date:
2022-03-31
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1476-9336
ISSN:
1470-8914


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1253626
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pubs:1253626
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W4221048526
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2026-04-23
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