Hans Blumenberg Myth and Significance in Modern Politics /

• Main Author: Kirke, Xander (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Global Political Thinkers
• Subjects: Political theory.; Germany-Politics and government.; Idealism, German.; Comparative politics.; Political Theory.; German Politics.; German Idealism.; Comparative Politics.

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 politi...

Table of Contents:

• 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 .