The Myth Of Nation And The Disenchantment Of Cassirer's The Myth Of The State

Firstly,it illustrate the concept of the myth and give us the reason of the root,the structure and the relationship of the myth.And at the same time,it also tell us the social function of it.But as the main part of the article,it started from the struggle of the ancient Greece between the myth and the rationality.At that time,rationality was just a baby,it had no power against the myth.Then in the middle ages,rationality had had the power to obtain a place for himself in human' s political life and social life.But finally in Machiavelli,secular state achieved complete victory,but on the contrary it also in the isolated position.And it eventually led to the emergence of national myth in the 20th century.Finally,based on the Cassirer's point of view,this article will fascist ideology as a critical target,at the same time it put forward the way to cope with the national mythology.This article mainly discusses the relationship between human and politics,and not only reviewed the national myth in the history,but also analyzed the modern national myth.It has great significance for us to know the opponent,to beat it and to prevent the appearance of it.