Care Crosses the River

Care Crosses the River
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Publisher : Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
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ISBN-10 : 0804735808
ISBN-13 : 9780804735803
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Download or read book Care Crosses the River written by Hans Blumenberg and published by Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this accessible collection of short meditations on various topics, Blumenberg works as a detective of ideas scouring the periphery of intellectual and philosophical history for clues--metaphors, gestures, anecdotes--essential to grasping human finitude.


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