Lions

by Hans Blumenberg

Book Overview

For distinguished philosopher Hans Blumenberg, lions were a life-long obsession. Lions, translated by K ri Driscoll, collects thirty-two of Blumenberg's philosophical vignettes to reveal that the figure of the lion unites two of his other great preoccupations: metaphors and anecdotes as non-philosophical forms of knowledge.

Each of these short texts, sparkling with erudition and humor, is devoted to a peculiar leonine presence--or,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857428268
• ISBN13: 9780857428264
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 3.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.9"