Ernst Cassirer
Subtitle: scientific knowledge and the concept of man
By: Seymour W. Itzkoff.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Notre Dame, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Cassirer, Ernst, 1874-1945.; Knowledge, Theory of.; Philosophical anthropology.
Description: Ernst Cassirer: Scientific Knowledge and the Concept of Man by Seymour W. Itzkoff is one of the few books currently available in the English language that discusses the philosophy of twentieth-century German philosopher Ernst Cassirer. Itzkoff's study brings Cassirer's perspective directly into the contemporary debate over the evolution of human thought and its relationship to animal life.

Further, Itzkoff places Cassirer directly in the context of recent philosophical thought, arguing for the importance of his Kantian perspective, a significance that is amply vindicated by the current interest in Cassirer's ideas. For this second edition, Itzkoff has written a new introduction and has added a new retrospective essay.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-280) and index.