Cassirer's Metaphysics of symbolic forms :: a philosophical commentary /

Bayer provides an introduction to the metaphysical views that underlie the philosopher's conceptions of symbolic form and human culture. It focuses on the meaning of Cassirer's claim that philosophy is not itself a symbolic form but the thought around which all aspects of human activity ar...

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Main Author: Bayer, Thora Ilin, 1966-
Other Authors: Cassirer, Ernst, 1874-1945
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2001.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary:Bayer provides an introduction to the metaphysical views that underlie the philosopher's conceptions of symbolic form and human culture. It focuses on the meaning of Cassirer's claim that philosophy is not itself a symbolic form but the thought around which all aspects of human activity are seen as a whole. Underlying the symbolic forms are Cassirer's two metaphysical principles, spirit (Geist) and life, which interact to produce the reality of the human world. The book shows how these two principles of Cassirer's early philosophy are connected with the phenomenology of his later philosophy, which centres on his conception of 'basis phenomena' - self, will, and work.
Physical Description:1 online resource (210 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index.
ISBN:9780300127171
0300127170
1281740748
9781281740748

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