Cassirer’s Concept of a Symbolic Form Reconsidered

TY - JOUR

T1 - Cassirer’s Concept of a Symbolic Form Reconsidered

AU - Kreis, Guido

PY - 2023/12

Y1 - 2023/12

N2 - In the first two sections of the following remarks, I will establish a working definition of Cassirer's concept of a symbolic form. Symbolic forms are primarily forms of expression (1). Furthermore, they must be conceived as forms of world-disclosure and forms of mind and spirit (2). Finally, I will highlight the key elements of Cassirer's analysis of the practical dimension of symbolic forms (3). I argue that a reconsideration of the concept of a symbolic form will naturally let the philosophy of symbolic forms adopt the shape of a critical theory of society.

AB - In the first two sections of the following remarks, I will establish a working definition of Cassirer's concept of a symbolic form. Symbolic forms are primarily forms of expression (1). Furthermore, they must be conceived as forms of world-disclosure and forms of mind and spirit (2). Finally, I will highlight the key elements of Cassirer's analysis of the practical dimension of symbolic forms (3). I argue that a reconsideration of the concept of a symbolic form will naturally let the philosophy of symbolic forms adopt the shape of a critical theory of society.

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U2 - 10.1111/ejop.12912

DO - 10.1111/ejop.12912

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0966-8373

VL - 31

SP - 1115

EP - 1124

JO - European Journal of Philosophy

JF - European Journal of Philosophy

IS - 4

ER -