Foreign thinker
Hans Blumenberg
Hans BlumenbergPhilosophy, Metaphorology, and History of IdeasGerman1920–1996
Metaphors are not a prelude to concepts, but answers to questions that logical conceptualization can never answer.
Life and Thought
Hans Blumenberg was one of the most prominent philosophers and historians of ideas in twentieth-century Germany. By developing the method of "metaphorology" and offering an innovative analysis of the nature of modernity and myth, he played a foundational role in understanding the conceptual transformations of modern culture and thought. Masterpieces such as "The Legitimacy of the Modern Age" and "Work on Myth" are among his most enduring works in contemporary philosophy.
