The symbolic construction of reality
Subtitle: the legacy of Ernst Cassirer
By: edited by Jeffrey Andrew Barash.
Contributors: Barash, Jeffrey Andrew.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780226036861
Subjects: Cassirer, Ernst, -- 1874-1945 -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "In 1933 eminent philosopher Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945) fled Nazi Germany for the United States. His fame in Europe having already been established and subsequently confirmed through a public debate with Martin Heidegger in 1929, Cassirer would go on to become a noteworthy influence on American culture. The Symbolic Construction of Reality collects eleven essays by a wide range of contributors from different fields. Each essay analyzes a different aspect of his legacy, reassessing its significance for our contemporary world and bringing much-needed attention to this seminal thinker."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.