Ernst Cassirer: A Repetition of Modernity

By Steve G. Lofts

Book Overview

Provides a reading of Cassirer's philosophy of symbolic forms in the context of contemporary continental philosophy.

This systematic introduction to Ernst Cassirer's philosophy of symbolic forms demonstrates how his approach transforms the project of modernity in accord with the limitations of the modern conception of rationality. At the same time, this book functions as an introduction to Cassirer's thought.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791444961
• ISBN13: 9780791444962
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher