הנס בלומנברג על המטפורה 'המוחלטת' של המערה: לחשוב את המקור או לספר סיפור

Translated title of the contribution: Hans Blumenberg on the ‘Absolute’ Metaphor of the Cave: Thinking the Origin or Telling a Story?

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Abstract

Hans Blumenberg (1920–1996) in his last book, Höhlenausgänge (Cave Exits), depicts the history of the use of one particular metaphor – the cave – in the specific context of the history of philosophy. Of course, choosing the cave metaphor as a candidate for such a history is far from being arbitrary. We can assume that it is based on the paradigmatic role held by Plato’s cave allegory as defining in an indirect manner the task of philosophy and that of the philosopher. However, the fact that we can intuitively justify the choice of the cave metaphor as a subject for such a history does not immediately offer us an explanation of the task, or purposes, of Blumenberg’s suggested history.
Translated title of the contributionHans Blumenberg on the ‘Absolute’ Metaphor of the Cave: Thinking the Origin or Telling a Story?
Original languageHebrew
Pages (from-to)287-306
Number of pages20
Journalדעת: כתב-עת לפילוסופיה יהודית וקבלה
Volume85
StatePublished - 2018

IHP publications

  • ihp
  • Blumenberg, Hans
  • Caves
  • Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich -- 1770-1831
  • History -- Philosophy
  • Metaphor
  • Phenomenology
  • Philosophical anthropology
  • Simeon bar Yoḥai -- active 2nd century
  • Truth

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