Isbn: 9780300000344 - an essay on man: an introduction to a philosophy of human culture (16 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. ?The best and most mature expression of [Cassirer's] thought.??Journal of Philosophy"No reader of this book can fail to be struck by the grandeur of its program or by the sensitive humanism of the author."?Ernest Nagel, The Humanist One of the twentieth century?s greatest philosophers presents the results of his lifetime study of man?s cultural achievements.  An Essay on Man is an original synthesis of contemporary knowledge, a unique interpretation of the intellectual crisis of our time, and a brilliant vindication of man?s ability to resolve human problems by the courageous use of his mind.  What the thinkers of the past have thought of the human race, what can be said of its art, language, and capacities for good and evil in the light of modern knowledge are discussed by a great philosopher who had a profound experience of the past and of his own time.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Softcover 1992 edition. Text and covers in as new condition. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. (250 pages).

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Yale University Press, 1962. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. Previous owner writing. Covers have shelf wear.

Paperback. Red pen underlining and highlighting on introduction and page 1. Slight wear on edges of text. Otherwise VG 237 pp.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:0300000340.

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pen markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:0300000340.…

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:0300000340.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 250pp paperback, ownership signature, reprinted.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Later printing A refining of some of the philosophical ideas from his 1929: Philosophy of Symbolic Forms. An analysis of symbolic forms language myth art religion science and history. 237 pages with an Index.

Broschiert. Zustand: Sehr gut. 237 S. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT).- Berieben, bestoßen, vergilbt, sonst gut. - PREFACE - PART I. WHAT IS MAN? - I. THE CRISIS IN MAN'S KNOWLEDGE OF HIMSELF II. A CLUE TO THE NATURE OF MAN : THE SYMBOL III. FROM ANIMAL REACTIONS TO HUMAN RESPONSES IV. THE HUMAN WORLD OF SPACE AND TIME V. FACTS AND IDEALS - PART II. MAN AND CULTURE - VI. THE DEFINITION OF MAN IN TERMS OF HUMAN CULTURE - VII. MYTH AND RELIGION VIII. LANGUAGE IX. AKT - X. HlSTORT - XI. SCIENCE XII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION - INDEX. - Ernst Cassirer, one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers, presents the results of his lifetime study of man's cultural achievements. An Essay on Man is a vital and concise statement of his philosophy of culture, first formulated in his monumental Philosophy of Symbolic Forms (1929). Drawing upon a wealth of scientific, anthropological, and historical data, Cassirer examines man's efforts to understand himself and to deal with the problems of his universe through the creation and use of symbols. He analyzes the major symbolic forms of human enterprise: Language, Myth, Art, Religion, History, and Science. He discusses such subjects as the origins of language, doctrines of aesthetics, Frazer's theory of magic, the religious significance of taboo, the play theory of art, and the place of Pythagoreanism in the evolution of science, and examines critically the symbolic implications of philosophic thought from Heraclitus to Kierkegaard and Einstein. An Essay on Man is a unique interpretation of the intellectual crisis in our time, and a brilliant vindication of man's ability to resolve human problems by the courageous use of his mind. ISBN 0300000340 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 250 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.