Cassirer /
Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945) occupies a unique place in twentieth-century philosophy. His view that human beings are not rational but symbolic animals and his famous dispute with Martin Heidegger at Davos in 1929 are compelling alternatives to the deadlock between 'analytic' and 'contin...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2021.
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| Series: | Routledge philosophers.
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| Summary: | Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945) occupies a unique place in twentieth-century philosophy. His view that human beings are not rational but symbolic animals and his famous dispute with Martin Heidegger at Davos in 1929 are compelling alternatives to the deadlock between 'analytic' and 'continental' approaches to philosophy. An astonishing polymath, Cassirer's work pays equal attention to mathematics and natural science but also art, language, myth, religion, technology and history. However, until now the importance of his work has largely been overlooked. In this outstanding introduction Samantha Matherne examines and assesses the full span of Cassirer's work. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 286 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-277) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138827493 1138827495 9781138827509 1138827509 |