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Hans Blumenberg: Myth and Significance in Modern Politics: Global Political Thinkers

Autor Xander Kirke
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 noi 2018
This book investigates the writings of German intellectual historian and philosopher Hans Blumenberg. While Blumenberg was not an explicitly political thinker and remains relatively under-explored in Anglophone academia, this project demonstrates that his work makes a valuable contribution to political science. The author considers the intellectual contributions Blumenberg makes to a variety of themes focusing primarily on myth. Rather than seeing myths in a pejorative sense, as primitive modes of thought that have been overcome, Blumenberg reveals that myths are crucial to dealing with the existential anxieties we face. When we trace his thought as it developed throughout his life, we find a rich source of philosophical insights that could enhance our understandings of politics today.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030025311
ISBN-10: 3030025314
Pagini: 114
Ilustrații: IX, 124 p.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2019
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Pivot
Seria Global Political Thinkers

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1. Chapter One: Introduction.- 2. Chapter Two: Blumenberg: His Background and Influences.- 3. Chapter Three: Anxiety and the Absolutism of Reality.- 4. Chapter Four: Debates on Myth.- 5. Chapter Five: Blumenberg, Myth and Contemporary Politics.- 6. Chapter Six: Conclusion 

Notă biografică

Xander Kirke is Jean Monnet Centre Associate at Newcastle University, UK.



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This book investigates the writings of German intellectual historian and philosopher Hans Blumenberg. While Blumenberg was not an explicitly political thinker and remains relatively under-explored in Anglophone academia, this project demonstrates that his work makes a valuable contribution to political science. The author considers the intellectual contributions Blumenberg makes to a variety of themes focusing primarily on myth. Rather than seeing myths in a pejorative sense, as primitive modes of thought that have been overcome, Blumenberg reveals that myths are crucial to dealing with the existential anxieties we face. When we trace his thought as it developed throughout his life, we find a rich source of philosophical insights that could enhance our understandings of politics today.
Xander Kirke is Jean Monnet Centre Associate at Newcastle University, UK.


Caracteristici

Introduces key works of German philosopher Hans Blumenberg with particular emphasis on his theories of myth Analyzes Blumenberg’s life and intellectual influences in Nazi regime Germany Complements existing linguistic, historiographical and philosophical approaches to political science