{"product_id":"history-metaphors-fables-a-hans-blumenberg-reader-9781501747984","title":"History, Metaphors, Fables: A Hans Blumenberg Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory, Metaphors, and Fables\u003c\/i\u003e collects the central writings by Hans Blumenberg and covers topics such as on the philosophy of language, metaphor theory, non-conceptuality, aesthetics, politics, and literary studies. This landmark volume demonstrates Blumenberg's intellectual breadth and gives an overview of his thematic and stylistic range over four decades. Blumenberg's early philosophy of technology becomes tangible, as does his critique of linguistic perfectibility and conceptual thought, his theory of history as successive concepts of reality\", his anthropology, or his studies of literature. \u003ci\u003eHistory, Metaphors, Fables\u003c\/i\u003e allows readers to discover a master thinker whose role in the German intellectual post-war scene can hardly be overestimated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-816434\"\u003eHans Blumenberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press and Cornell Universi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501747984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501747983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI016000\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Surveys | Modern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS014000\"\u003eEurope | Germany\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO009000\"\u003ePhilosophers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHans Blumenberg (1920-1996) was one of the most important German philosophers of the twentieth century. An intellectual historian as well, he created the concept of metaphorology, which states that the limits of conceptual thought can be overcome by studying the world-views hidden in metaphors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlorian Fuchs is a Lecturer in Comparative Literature at Princeton University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHannes Bajohr is a Research Fellow at the Media Studies Department at the University of Basel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe Paul Kroll is a freelance translator, editor, and writer.","brand":"Cornell University Press and Cornell Universi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44437574582509,"sku":"9781501747984","price":54.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_407df3c7-0a4b-4534-84c4-03da575b0d77.jpg?v=1700130821","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/history-metaphors-fables-a-hans-blumenberg-reader-9781501747984","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}