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The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms, Volume 1 - Language (Hardcover)
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The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms, Volume 1 - Language (Hardcover)
Series: The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms
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"The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is a milestone in twentieth
century philosophy. Promoting a philosophical vision informed by
Kant, it incorporates the philosophical advances achieved in the
nineteenth century by German Idealism and Neo-Kantianism, whilst
acknowledging the contributions made by his contemporary
phenomenologists. It also encompasses empirical and historical
research on culture and the most contemporary work on myth,
linguistics and psychopathology. As such, it ranks in philosophical
importance along with other major works of the twentieth century,
such as Edmund Husserl's Logical Investigations, Martin Heidegger's
Being and Time, and Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus
Logico-Philosophicus. In the first volume, Cassirer explores the
symbolic form of language. Already recognized by thinkers in the
tradition of German Idealism, such as Wilhelm von Humboldt,
language is the primary medium by which we interact with others and
form a common world. As Cassirer emphasizes in the famous Davos
Debate with Heidegger, 'there is one objective human world, in
which a bridge is built from individual to individual. That I find
in the primal phenomenon of language.' The famous trias Cassirer
discerns in the functioning of language - the functions of
expression (Ausdruck), presentation (Darstellung), and
signification (Bedeutung) - has become paradigmatic for accounts of
language, philosophical, linguistic, and anthropological alike."
Sebastian Luft, Professor of Philosophy, Marquette University, USA.
This new translation makes Cassirer's seminal work available to a
new generation of scholars. Each volume includes a translator's
introduction by Steve G. Lofts, a foreword by Peter E. Gordon, a
glossary of key terms, and an index.
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