The Master-Myth of Modern Society: A Sketch of the Scientific Worldview and Its Psycho-Social Effects

by G. Marian Kinget and Marian G. Kinget

The Master-Myth of Modern Society extends the late Dr. Kinget's life work as professor, psychotherapist, and author. Defining myth as a perennial psycho-social phenomenon that expresses an internal compulsion towards understanding the unknown, Kinget, one of the original humanistic psychologists, argues that the rhetoric, ideology, and mystique surrounding modern science constitutes the "master-myth" of our times. She evaluates "science as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761815708
• ISBN13: 9780761815709
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.