An Investigation of Myth and Paradigm Shift in Miki Kiyoshi’s Logic of Imagination

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Sarayuddha Lhaspajchimanandh
Ratjit Thongprem
Pajaree Wangrungkij

Abstract

This research aims to systematically study Miki Kiyoshi's primary source document to analyze his conceptions, especially the logic of imagination and myth, as presented in his philosophical arguments. The findings reveal that Miki challenges the traditional separation of the subjective and the objective by proposing an ontology that unifies them in the logic of imagination which is structure of the mind. Miki also presents the reality of myths related to the logic of imagination that myths are intrinsically connected to a mystical reality with the subjective emotions of individuals in a pre-logical state. Concurrently, every individual's imagination actively engages with the mystical reality of society. Therefore, Miki's proposal regarding myth reveals the essence of reality that emerges between the subjective/objective, the mystical/logical, and the individual/society, all interconnected within the framework of logic of imaginary.

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