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Robert M. Wallace

The Genesis of the Copernican WorldThe Genesis of the Copernican World
Hans Blumenberg; Translated by Robert M. Wallace
Paper / October 1989
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.
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Work on MythWork on Myth
Hans Blumenberg; Translated by Robert M. Wallace
Paper / March 1988
In this rich examination of how we inherit and transform myths, Hans Blumenberg continues his study of the philosophical roots of the modern world.
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No cover image available for this edition.The Genesis of the Copernican World
Hans Blumenberg; Translated by Robert M. Wallace
Cloth / September 1987
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.
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The Legitimacy of the Modern AgeThe Legitimacy of the Modern Age
Hans Blumenberg; Translated by Robert M. Wallace
Paper / October 1985
In this major work, Blumenberg takes issue with Karl Löwith's well-known thesis that the idea of progress is a secularized version of Christian eschatology, which promises a dramatic intervention that will consummate the history of the world from outside.
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No cover image available for this edition.Work on Myth
Hans Blumenberg; Translated by Robert M. Wallace
Cloth / October 1985
In this rich examination of how we inherit and transform myths, Hans Blumenberg continues his study of the philosophical roots of the modern world.
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No cover image available for this edition.The Legitimacy of the Modern Age
Hans Blumenburg and Robert M. Wallace
Cloth / March 1983
In this book, Hans Blumenberg disputes the view that the modern idea of progress represents a secularization of religious belief in some divine intervention (the coming of the Messiah, the end of the world) which consummates human history from outside.
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