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.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Xander Kirke
EAN: 9783030025311
COUNTRY: Switzerland
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WEIGHT: 454 g
HEIGHT: 210 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-11-20
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GENRE: PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Idealism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European
WIDTH: 148 cm
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Book Themes:
Europe, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Comparative politics, Idealism
Xander Kirke is Jean Monnet Centre Associate at Newcastle University, UK.
