The Symbolic Construction of Reality
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The Symbolic Construction of Reality

The Legacy of Ernst Cassirer

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The Symbolic Construction of Reality

The Legacy of Ernst Cassirer

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In 1933 eminent philosopher Ernst Cassirer (1874ā€“1945) fled Nazi Germany for the United States. His fame in Europe having already beenestablished through a public debate with Martin Heidegger in 1929, Cassirer would go on to become a noteworthy influence on American culture. His most important early writings focused on the symbol and symbolic interaction, exploring how human culturesā€”from early myth-based ones to our own modern, scientifically oriented timeā€”have used symbols to mediate the basic forms of experience. Following this work, Cassirer extended his insights to encompass a broad spectrum of philosophical themes: from investigations into Western epistemological and scientific traditions to aesthetics and the philosophy of history to anthropology and political philosophy. Reflecting this diversity in Cassirer's own work, The Symbolic Construction of Reality collects eleven essays by a wide range of contributors from different fields. Each essay analyzes a different aspect of his legacy, reassessing its significance for our contemporary world and bringing much-needed attention to this seminal thinker.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780226036892
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy History & Theory

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. Part One Foundations: Articulations of the Symbol
  5. Part Two Themes: Symbolic Forms and Philosophy
  6. Part Three Ramifications: Symbol, History, Politics
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Index