{"product_id":"cassirer-9781138827509","title":"Cassirer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eErnst Cassirer (1874â1945) 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this outstanding introduction Samantha Matherne examines and assesses the full span of Cassirerâs work. Beginning with an overview of his life and works she covers the following important topics:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCassirerâs neo-Kantian background\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhilosophy of mathematics and natural science, including Cassirerâs first systematic work, \u003cem\u003eSubstance and Function\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand subsequent works, like \u003ci\u003eEinsteinâs Theory of Relativity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe problem of culture and the ground-breaking \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Symbolic Forms\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCassirerâs ethical and political thought and his diagnosis of fascism in \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the State\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCassirerâs influence and legacy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of terms, this is an ideal introduction to Cassirerâs thought for anyone coming to his work for the first time. It is essential reading for students in philosophy as well as related disciplines such as intellectual history, art history, politics, and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is an excellent, well-organized, clearly written, and comprehensive book. It does a great job both with expounding the details of Cassirer’s work, at a level that will be appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and showing the deep and lasting relevance of Cassirer’s thought today.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - Paul Livingston, University of New Mexico, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Matherne has written a guide to Cassirer's philosophy that is both accurate and stimulating to read. She takes into account the whole scope of his work - from his early writings and his professorship during the Weimar Republic, to his years of exile in Sweden and the United States - and provides an important addition to our understanding of his lasting influence.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - Jeffrey Andrew Barash, Université de Picardie, Amiens, France\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChronology \u003c\/em\u003e1. Cassirer’s Life and Works 2. The Neo-Kantian Framework 3. Philosophy of Mathematics 4. Philosophy of Natural Science 5. Philosophy of Culture as the Philosophy of Symbolic Forms 6. The Individual Symbolic Forms, Part I: From Myth to Natural Science 7. The Individual Symbolic Forms, Part II: The Ethics and Politics of Culture 8. Cassirer’s Legacy. \u003ci\u003eGlossary of Terms Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019530109271,"sku":"9781138827509","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138827509.jpg?v=1750780540","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cassirer-9781138827509","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}