Myths disclose alternative worlds. From the perspective of modern philosophy, the belief in mythic worlds was seen as an aspect of culture that was soon to be superseded. But what is the place of myths, after modernity? "Mythical Thinking " brings together essays that use the philosophical tools- including phenomenology, metaphysics, semiotics and moral philosophy- to study these worlds and to think through myths.

Acknowledgements Introduction: On the Use of Philosophy in the Study of Myths, Kevin Schilbrack Chapter 1. Myth as Primitive Philosophy, Robert A. Segal Chapter 2. Myth as Primitive Philosophy, Milton Scarborough Chapter 3. Myth and Pragmatic Semiotics, William Power Chapter 4. Myth and Metaphysics, Kevin Schilbrack Chapter 5. Myth and Feminist Philosophy, Pamela Sue Anderson Chapter 6. Myth and Moral Philosophy, James Wetzel Chapter 7. Myth and Postmodern Philosophy, William Doty Chapter 8. Myth and Environmental Philosophy, J. Baird Callicott Chapter 9. Myth and Ideology, Christopher Flood Chapter 10. Myth and Public Science, Mary Gerhart and Allan Russell Contributors Index

Kevin Schilbrack is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Wesleyan College, Georgia. A graduate of the University of Chicago Divinity School, he has a long-standing interest in the interaction of metaphysics, logic and belief.