
Symbolic Forms and Cultural Studies
Ernst Cassirer's Theory of Culture
Yale University Press
Will be published approx. on 18. July 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
318 pages
978-0-300-20910-5 (ISBN)
Description
Cassirer thought of culture anthropologically as the entire complex of human modes of meaning and existence: it encompassed science, technology, language, and social life in addition to art, religion, and philosophy. This conception of culture and Cassirer's theory of symbolism anticipated much of later cultural theory. In this collection of essays, eminent Cassirer scholars examine the many different aspects of his thinking on this subject and demonstrate how pioneering and important it is to cultural studies.
Reviews / Votes
"This is the most comprehensive collection of serious scholarly studies on Cassirer's thought since the Library of Living Philosophers released its collection over fifty years ago. This collection rivals that one in scope and depth, and has the added benefit of historical distance."-Randall E. Auxier, Southern Illinois University; Editor, Library of Living PhilosophersMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
456 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-20910-5 (9780300209105)
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Persons
Cyrus Hamlin is professor of comparative literature and German and the director of graduate studies in the department of comparative literature at Yale University. John Michael Krois teaches philosophy at the Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin.