An essay on man : an introduction to a philosophy of human culture / by Ernst Cassirer.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1962.

ix, 237 pages ; 21 cm.

BEIN 2018 10406: Paperbound. From the library of Ernst Cassirer.

"Issued as a Yale Paperbound January 1962."

Drawing upon a wealth of scientific, anthropological and historical date, the author examines man's efforts to understand himself and to deal with the problems of his universe through the creation and use of symbols. Analyzes the major symbolic forms of human enterprise: language, myth, art, religion, history and science. Discusses such subjects as the origins of language, doctrines of aesthetics, Frazer's theory of magic, the religious significance of taboo, the symbolic implications of philosophic thought from Heraclitus to Kierkegaard and Einstein.

English

January 05, 2023

Includes bibliographical references and index.