Cassirer Matherne Samantha
Cassirer Matherne Samantha Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945) occupies a unique place in 20th-century philosophy. An astonishing polymath, Cassirer's work pays equal attention to mathematics and natural…
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Cassirer Matherne Samantha
Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945) occupies a unique place in 20th-century philosophy. An astonishing polymath, Cassirer's work pays equal attention to mathematics and natural science but also art, language, myth, religion, technology, and history. 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.
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 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.