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The Genesis of the Copernican World (Paperback, New edition): Hans Blumenberg

The Genesis of the Copernican World (Paperback, New edition)

Hans Blumenberg; Translated by Robert M. Wallace

Series: Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought

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This major work by the German philosopher Hans Blumenberg is a monumental rethinking of the significance of the Copernican revolution for our understanding of modernity. It provides an important corrective to the view of science as an autonomous enterprise and presents a new account of the history of interpretations of the significance of the heavens for man.Hans Blumenberg is Professor of Philosophy, emeritus, at the University of Munster in West Germany. This book is included in the series Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought, edited by Thomas McCarthy

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Imprint:	MIT Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought
Release date:	October 1989
First published:	1989
Authors:	Hans Blumenberg
Translators:	Robert M. Wallace
Dimensions:	226 x 152 x 48mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	826
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-262-52144-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-262-52144-X
Barcode:	9780262521444