Skepticism about consciousness correlates with caution about reason overcoming myth

Evidence

Although he was more sceptical than Adorno with regard to the power of consciousness and its progress, Benjamin was at the same time more cautious in his assessment of myth and its ability to be overcome by rationality. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 237

Categorization

• DEFINE: Positions the ‘power of consciousness’ as the term in dispute between the two thinkers.
• XREF: connects to: Pragmatism relates to ancient skepticism via valuing opinions by utility — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 399; Deliberative System 2 thinking introduces doubt and can override religious intuitions — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 597
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Pragmatism relates to ancient skepticism via valuing opinions by utility — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 399; Deliberative System 2 thinking introduces doubt and can override religious intuitions — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 597