This elegant essay exemplifies Blumenberg's ideas about the ability of the historical study of metaphor to illuminate essential aspects of being human. Originally published in the same year as his monumental Work on Myth, Shipwreck with Spectator traces the evolution of the complex of metaphors rela[...]

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 is in five parts. The first two analyze the characteristics of myth and the stages in the West's work on myth, including long discussions o[...]

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"Ich möchte Ihnen daher auch das nackte Faktum mitteilen, daß ich 1971 den Kontakt zu Carl Schmitt gesucht und gefunden habe. Darüber wird viel später mehr zu sagen sein", schreibt Hans Blumenberg 1977 an Jacob Taubes angesichts einer Kontroverse, die mit Die Legitimität der Neuze[...]

Den tyske filosofen Hans Blumenberg (1920 - 1996) analyserer i dette verket metaforens paradigmer. I en levende historisk gjennomgang anskueliggjør han den filosofiske striden om sannhet og vitenskap kan uttrykkes i rene begreper, eller om man må ty til besudlende billedspråk og retorikk. Metafor[...]