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Ernst Cassirer (1874–1945) occupies a unique place in 20th-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. Beginning with an overview of his life and works she covers the following important topics: * Cassirer’s neo-Kantian background * Philosophy of mathematics and natural science, including Cassirer’s first systematic work, __Substance and Function__,and subsequent works, like __Einstein’s Theory of Relativity__ * The problem of culture and the ground-breaking __The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms__ * Cassirer’s ethical and political thought and his diagnosis of fascism in __The Myth of the State__ * Cassirer’s influence and legacy. Including

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Author

Samantha Matherne

Publisher

Routledge, Tyalor & Francis Group

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781138827493

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, History, Anthropology