An Essay on Man
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An Essay on Man

An Introduction to a Philosophy of Human Culture.

Ernst Cassirer, Birgit Recki, Birgit Recki

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An Essay on Man

An Introduction to a Philosophy of Human Culture.

Ernst Cassirer, Birgit Recki, Birgit Recki

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Angeregt von Freunden und Kollegen, legte Ernst Cassirer 1944 im amerikanischen Exil mit dem Essay on Man eine komprimierte und zugleich ĂŒberarbeitete Fassung seiner Kulturphilosophie vor, in der er die dreibĂ€ndige Philosophie der symbolischen Formen in ihren Hauptgedanken fortfĂŒhrt. Dabei wird der wohl wichtigste Bestandteil der Cassirerschen Kulturphilosophie, die Idee der HumanitĂ€t, thematisiert und zusammenfassend begrĂŒndet. Mit Bezugnahme auf das komplexe und vielschichtige GefĂŒge von Sprache, Mythos, Religion, Kunst, Geschichte und Wissenschaft bestimmt Cassirer den Menschen als »animal symbolicum«, als ein Wesen, das Symbole schafft und sich durch Symbole verstĂ€ndigt.Dank seiner klaren, verstĂ€ndlichen Sprache und Argumentationsstruktur ermöglicht der »Essay on Man« nicht nur dem philosophischen Fachpublikum, sondern auch einem weiteren Kreis interessierter Leser den Zugang zu Cassirers Denken. Er darf somit als allgemeine EinfĂŒhrung in die Philosophie Cassirers verstanden werden. Inhalt: Part I. What is man?I. The Crisis in Man's Knowledge of HimselfII. A Clue to the Nature of Man: the SymbolIII. From Animal Reactions to Human ResponsesIV. The Human World of Space and TimeV. Facts and IdealsPart II. Man and CultureVI. The Definition of Man in Terms of Human CultureVII. Myth and ReligionVIII. LanguageIX. ArtX. HistoryXI. ScienceXII. Summary and Conclusion

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Year
2023
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9783787320370

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