Related Books
Language: en
Pages: 0
Pages: 0
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
In this accessible collection of short meditations on various topics, Blumenberg works as a detective of ideas scouring the periphery of intellectual and philos
Language: en
Pages: 148
Pages: 148
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: MIT Press
This elegant essay exemplifies Blumenberg's ideas about the ability of the historical study of metaphor to illuminate essential aspects of being human. Original
Language: en
Pages: 727
Pages: 727
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988-03-18 - Publisher: MIT Press
In this rich examination of how we inherit and transform myths, Hans Blumenberg continues his study of the philosophical roots of the modern world. Work on Myth
Language: en
Pages: 838
Pages: 838
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: MIT Press
This major work by the German philosopher Hans Blumenberg is a monumental rethinking of the significance of the Copernican revolution for our understanding of m
Language: en
Pages: 161
Pages: 161
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-04-27 - Publisher: Cornell University Press
What role do metaphors play in philosophical language? Are they impediments to clear thinking and clear expression, rhetorical flourishes that may well help to