Care Crosses the River by Hans Blumenberg
In this accessible collection of short meditations on various topics, Blumenberg works as a detective of ideas scouring the periphery of intellectual and philosophical history for cluesmetaphors, gestures, anecdotesessential to grasping human finitude.
"[T]ranslated by Paul Fleming with supreme tact and understanding. . [this is a] provocative, lyrical book."—Christopher D. Johnson, Intellectual History Review
"Blumenberg perhaps anticipated the appeal of more Twitter-sized chunks of prose for a different kind of audience [than that of his other works]. Care Crosses the River is a wonderful example of that genre . . . which is not to say that this reader-friendly genre is less intellectually impressive than the larger works."—Bruce Krajewski, Common Knowledge
"Blumenberg perhaps anticipated the appeal of more Twitter-sized chunks of prose for a different kind of audience [than that of his other works]. Care Crosses the River is a wonderful example of that genre . . . which is not to say that this reader-friendly genre is less intellectually impressive than the larger works."—Bruce Krajewski, Common Knowledge
Hans Blumenberg (1920–1996) was one of Germany's most important postwar philosophers. Among his works available in English are: The Legitimacy of the Modern Age (1985), Work on Myth (1986), The Genesis of the Copernican World (1989), and Shipwreck with Spectator (1996).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780804735803 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804735808 |
| Title | Care Crosses the River |
| Author | Hans Blumenberg |
| Series | Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Year published | 2010-08-16 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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