{"product_id":"cassirer-paperback-1","title":"Cassirer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamantha Matherne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErnst Cassirer (1874-1945) 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 Cassirer's 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\u003eCassirer's neo-Kantian background\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhilosophy of mathematics and natural science, including Cassirer's first systematic work, \u003cem\u003eSubstance and Function\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand subsequent works, like \u003ci\u003eEinstein's 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\u003eCassirer's ethical and political thought and his diagnosis of fascism in \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the State\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCassirer's 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 Cassirer's 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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Matherne\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University, USA. She has published articles on Kant, neo-Kantianism, phenomenology, and aesthetics. She is a co-author (with Dominic McIver Lopes, Mohan Matthen, and Bence Nanay) of the forthcoming book \u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Taste\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288218714361,"sku":"9781138827509","price":59.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/zVd9lah3ws9781138827509_eeebb9f8-2959-49c6-aab3-97b1eda26d3f.webp?v=1769126966","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/cassirer-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}