A myth is a religion in which no-one any longer believes.

James K. Feibleman

Understanding Philosophy

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Myth Religion

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James K. Feibleman

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Understanding Philosophy

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English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

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United States

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Citation

Feibleman, James K. "The Earliest Greek Philosophers." Understanding Philosophy: A Popular History of Ideas. Horizon Press, 1973, ch. 3.

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