About this book
Myth and Science: An Essay by Tito Vignoli invites listeners to rethink myth as the imaginative engine of human thought — a bold 19th‑century inquiry that links psychology, religion, and philosophy. Vignoli examines myth not as isolated folklore but as the spontaneous way human intelligence and emotion interpret the world.
Drawing on careful analysis of animal and human sensation and perception, the essay traces how the mind apprehends phenomena and projects meaning, outlining the intrinsic laws that govern intellectual activity. Vignoli maps the historical evolution of myth alongside emerging scientific modes of thought and probes borderline states — dreams, illusions, hallucinations, delirium, and madness — to show how altered perception informs belief and symbolic systems. Rather than cataloguing national myths, the work seeks the primitive origins of mythic thought and situates those origins within broader philosophical and psychological debates of its time.
Ideal for listeners interested in mythology, religious studies, psychology, and the history of ideas, this reflective, interdisciplinary essay offers a lucid, thought‑provoking bridge between ancient imagination and modern science. Listen to gain a deeper understanding of how human perception shapes the stories we live by.
