02998nam 22006015 450 991033803820332120230810163523.03-030-02532-210.1007/978-3-030-02532-8(CKB)4100000007110758(MiAaPQ)EBC5596939(DE-He213)978-3-030-02532-8(PPN)259462160(EXLCZ)99410000000711075820181102d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHans Blumenberg Myth and Significance in Modern Politics /by Xander Kirke1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,2019.1 online resource (132 pages)Global Political Thinkers3-030-02531-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 .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. Xander Kirke is Jean Monnet Centre Associate at Newcastle University, UK.Global Political ThinkersPolitical scienceEuropePolitics and governmentIdealism, GermanComparative governmentPolitical TheoryEuropean PoliticsGerman IdealismComparative PoliticsPolitical science.EuropePolitics and government.Idealism, German.Comparative government.Political Theory.European Politics.German Idealism.Comparative Politics.320.01320.01Kirke Xanderauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1062728BOOK9910338038203321Hans Blumenberg2528157UNINA