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Cassirer, Ernst
CASSIRER, ERNST (1874–1945), German philosopher of culture. Cassirer was born in Breslau, Silesia. He studied at the universities of Berlin, Leipzig, Heidelberg, and Marburg and...
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Cassirer, Ernst(1874–1945)
Ernst Cassirer, the German neo-Kantian philosopher, was born in Breslau, Silesia. He studied at the universities of Berlin, Leipzig, Heidelberg, and Marburg and taugh...
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The German philosopher and intellectual historian Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945) was the most distinguished member of the Neo-Kantian school of philosophy.Ernst Cassirer was born in Breslau, Silesia, on J...
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In the following essay, Montagu explains Cassirer's views on mythological thinking, especially as it relates to preliterate societies.
In Substanzbegriff und Funktionsbegriff (1910) we learn th...
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In the following essay, Carini explores the often-neglected implications of Cassirer's language philosophy for the field of modern psychology.
While Ernst Cassirer's three volume philoso...
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In the following essay, Rosenstein explores Cassirer's philosophy of symbolic forms, placing it within the context of works by other philosophers, particularly Immanuel Kant and G.W.F Hegel.
If...
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In the following excerpt, Lipton provides an overview of the evolution of Cassirer's philosophical thinking against the backdrop of German politics from 1914 to 1933.
Ernst Cassirer was born to...
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In the following essay, Adams reexamines Cassirer's thought in light of recent trends in philosophy, especially the widespread acceptance of Martin Heidegger's philosophy.
In the latter ...
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In the following essay, Strenski contends that Cassirer's work on myth was an attempt to alert intellectuals to the dangers of irrationalism in Weimar Germany.
Why Did Cassirer Care About Myth?...
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In the following essay, Langer explores the relationship between myth and language in Cassirer's work.
Every philosopher has his tradition. His thought has developed amid certain problems, cert...
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In the following essay, Reichardt explores the implications of Cassirer's writings for literary criticism.
In his Essay on Man, Cassirer—in the form of a paradox—defines the histo...
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In the following essay, Frye discusses the implications of Cassirer's use of the word "myth "for the study of logic and of literature.
The first volume of the English translation ...
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In the following essay, Arnett discusses Cassirer's philosophy of symbolic forms, especially as it relates to the study of religion.
The struggles of religions with the truth—their effor...
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In the following essay, Schrems discusses the political aspect of Cassirer's work by exploring Cassirer's ideas about culture and freedom.
Ernst Cassirer's renown is the fame of a...
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In the following essay, Lindgren explores the formal logic that undergirds Cassirer's theory on how concepts are formed.
In English speaking countries we have always been inclined to jump to th...
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In the following excerpt, Campbell explores the limitations of Cassirer's philosophy of symbolic forms when the forms are applied to religion.
Anyone familiar with the history of philosophy in ...
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In the following essay, Eggers compares Cassirer's views on language with those of other aesthetic philosophers.
Ernst Cassirer's interest in the symbolic form called language arises dir...
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Cassirer, Ernst
Cassirer, Ernst (1874–1945)
Ernst Cassirer
Critical Essay by M. F. Ashley Montagu
