Ernst Cassirer

Ernst Cassirer was a philosopher who examined how language, myth, science, and art shape the human world. The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms gives the fullest account of that project, treating cultural activities as connected ways of making meaning. Language and Myth narrows the lens to words and mythical thought, making it a focused entry before the larger study.

Substance and Function, and Einstein's Theory of Relativity reveals another side of Cassirer: his engagement with scientific concepts and the changing idea of knowledge. Das Erkenntnisproblem in Der Philosophie und Wissenschaft Der Neueren Zeit, Volume 1 - Primary Source Edition places such questions within a longer history of philosophy and science. Reading the science-centered volume beside The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms shows why Cassirer cannot be reduced to either epistemology or cultural theory.