Metaphysics Avoidance: Mark Wilson and Ernst Cassirer*

Abstract The primary goal of this paper is not to argue for the “influence” of Cassirer, but rather to make known the reception of Cassirer in Japanese philosophy, illustrate the interconnection between Cassirer’s critique of culture and that of Japanese philosophy, and hopefully spark interest in what might be a fruitful dialog between Cassirer scholars and those working in Japanese philosophy. Historically, the paper defines Japanese philosophy and makes known its engagement with Western philosophy and the Marburg school of neo-Kantianism and its project of a critique of culture during its own self-development. Systematically, the paper points to the possible interconnection between Cassirer’s critique of culture and that of Japanese philosophy and makes the case for a mutually productive dialog between Cassirer scholars and those working in Japanese philosophy. Implicitly, the paper attempted to show that an engagement with Japanese philosophy from the perspective of a critique of culture forces us to question the Western dichotomy between philosophy and religion and the importance of this for the further development of a non-Eurocentric critique of culture. And by extension, that a critique of culture must be cognitive of the historicity of the culture from which it speaks.

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david r. lipton. Ernst Cassirer: The Dilemma of a Liberal Intellectual in Germany, 1914–1933. Buffalo: University of Toronto Press. 1978. Pp. xi, 212. $15.00

The American Historical Review ◽

10.1086/ahr/84.5.1414-a ◽

1979 ◽

Keyword(s):

Ernst Cassirer ◽

University Of Toronto

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Ernst Cassirer, The Philosophy of the Enlightenment, trans. Fritz C. A. Koelln and James P. Pettegrove

The Germanic Review Literature Culture Theory ◽

10.1080/19306962.1953.11786681 ◽

1953 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 210-212

Author(s):

James Gutmann

Keyword(s):

Ernst Cassirer ◽

The Enlightenment

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Reflections on social and religious pluralism based on the philosophy of Ernst Cassirer

Filozofija i drustvo ◽

10.2298/fid1301338v ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 338-358

Author(s):

Drazen Volk

Keyword(s):

Religious Pluralism ◽

Former Yugoslavia ◽

Main Theme ◽

Central Section ◽

Ernst Cassirer ◽

Symbolic Forms ◽

The Relationship ◽

Philosophy Of Symbolic Forms

The analysis of possibilities of dialogue as the prerequisite for social and religious pluralism based on Ernst Cassirer?s philosophy of symbolic forms is the main theme of this article. In the central section, the basic elements of the philosophy of symbolic forms are briefly introduced and are followed by a portrayal of the relationship between consciousness, symbolic forms and freedom. The essay then focuses on Cassirer?s general premises for his analysis of myth and also his description of the techniques of modern political myths. These elements of Cassirer?s philosophy are put forth so as to demonstrate the relevancy of his thought with regard to the issue of dialogue and pluralism, and also to indicate the applicability of his analysis concerning the presence of mythical consciousness in modern societies, including also the societies on the territory of the former Yugoslavia. The conclusion endeavors to gather the wealth of Cassirer?s analyses and to apply these in a condensed manner to an analysis of the situation in the regions indicated and also to point out directions to be taken in the search for possible solutions.

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Ernst Cassirer e a analítica do homem

10.36311/2009.978-85-11-00162-4.p349-371 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 349-371

Author(s):

Vinícius de Figueiredo ◽

Keyword(s):

Ernst Cassirer

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