Myth and ideology in Miki Kiyoshi

• Autores: Fernando Wirtz
• Localización: European Journal of Japanese Philosophy: EJJP, ISSN-e 2367-3095, Nº. 5, 2020, págs. 75-102
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The aim of this article is to elucidate Miki’s theory of ideology by presenting it together with his concept of myth. In order to do so, I will focus mainly upon two texts: Historical Materialism and Present-Day Consciousness (1928) and Preparatory Concepts in Social Science (1932) respectively. Although these two works belong to very different periods of Miki’s life, I will argue that it is possible to trace a continuity between them by means of the concept of ideology. In a nutshell, this discussion shall reveal that, according to Miki, ideology and myth do not represent modes of false consciousness, but rather praxis-oriented operationalizations of social knowledge that are particularly important during periods of political dislocation