The Grammar of Science /Politics.Such myths give an excuse for the infliction of pain, and the unfounded belief in them is evidence of the unconscious desire to find some victim to persecute

“Every powerful emotion has its own myth-making tendency. When the emotion is peculiar to an individual, he is considered more or less mad if he gives credence to such myths as he has invented. But when an emotion is collective, as in war or disease, there are few to correct the myths that naturally arise. Consequently in all times of great collective excitement unfounded rumors obtain wide credence. Since these myths lack evidence, this myth-making faculty is often allied with cruelty and anger. Such myths give an excuse for the infliction of pain, and the unfounded belief in them is evidence of the unconscious desire to find some victim to persecute.“

— Bertrand Russell, Unpopular Essays (1950), Ch. XII: An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish, p. 81

The White Goddess: a Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth is a book-length essay upon the nature of poetic myth-making by author and poet Robert Graves.

glam·our glam·or (glăm'ər)
also
n.

1. An air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring.
2. Archaic. A magic spell; enchantment.

[Scots, magic spell, alteration of GRAMMAR (from the association of learning with magic).]

20 世紀有些書名 The Grammar of Science /The Grammar ofPolitics

"The Grammar" 多翻譯為"典範" 不知何故

(grăm'ər)
n.

1. 1. The study of how words and their component parts combine to form sentences.
   2. The study of structural relationships in language or in a language, sometimes including pronunciation, meaning, and linguistic history.
2. 1. The system of inflections, syntax, and word formation of a language.
   2. The system of rules implicit in a language, viewed as a mechanism for generating all sentences possible in that language.
3. 1. A normative or prescriptive set of rules setting forth the current standard of usage for pedagogical or reference purposes.
   2. Writing or speech judged with regard to such a set of rules.
4. A book containing the morphologic, syntactic, and semantic rules for a specific language.
5. 1. The basic principles of an area of knowledge: the grammar of music.
   2. A book dealing with such principles.

[Middle English gramere, from Old French gramaire, alteration of Latin grammatica, from Greek grammatikē, from feminine of grammatikos, of letters, from gramma, grammat-, letter.]