Interpreting Cassirer
Critical Essays

This rich collection of essays addresses all the key aspects of Cassirer's multi-faceted philosophical thought.

Simon Truwant (Edited by)

9781108496483, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 April 2021

282 pages
16 x 23.5 x 2 cm, 0.52 kg

'This volume is strong both in its explication of the basic themes contained in Cassirer's texts as well as in providing diverse and unique interpretations of these texts. … in a similar way, this volume should appeal to both Analytic and Continental readers of Kant and the Neo-Kantians. It exemplifies the very breadth that Cassirer practiced in his substantial and exciting intellectual career.' Jeffrey A. Bernstein, Metascience

This is the first comprehensive volume in English on Cassirer's philosophy for over seventy years. Eleven leading Cassirer scholars address all of the key aspects of Cassirer's multi-faceted thought and situate them in the wider context of his philosophy of culture. Their essays demonstrate the depth and richness of a philosophical enterprise that still awaits recognition as one of the most original contributions to twentieth-century philosophy. Interpreting Cassirer will prove invaluable not only for Cassirer scholars and researchers of early twentieth-century philosophy, but also for scholars of the philosophy of culture, language, science, art, history, and mind.

Introduction
I. Cassirer's Philosophy of Culture: The Interaction between Language and the other Symbolic Forms Robert Leib
2. The Status of Art in Cassirer's System of Culture Samantha Matherne
3. Being in Time: History as an Expression and Interpretation of Human Culture Anne Pollok
4. Science as a Symbolic Form: Ernst Cassirer's Culture of Reason Massimo Ferrari
5. Quantum Mechanics as the Ultimate Mode of Symbol Formation: The Final Stage of Cassirer's Philosophy of Physical Science Thomas Ryckman
6. Spirit in the Age of Technical Production Nicolas de Warren
7. Political Myth and the Problem of Orientation: Reading Cassirer in Times of Cultural Crisis Simon Truwant
II. Cassirer's Philosophy of Consciousness: 8. Rethinking Representation: Cassirer's Philosophy of Human Perceiving, Thinking, and Understanding Martina Plümacher
9. Cassirer's Philosophy of Mind: From Consciousness to 'Objective Spirit' Guido Kreis
III: Cassirer's Philosophical Method: 10. Cassirer's Phenomenological Affinities Daniel D. Dahlstrom
11.Cassirer's Place in Today's Philosophical Landscape: 'Synthetic Philosophy', Transcendental Idealism, Cultural Pluralism Sebastian Luft.

Subject Areas: Western philosophy, from c 1900 - [HPCF], History of Western philosophy [HPC], Philosophy [HP], Humanities [H]