The Logic of the Humanities: Five Studies
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"The Logic of the Human Sciences" is an important work by Ernst Cassirer, a famous German philosopher and a representative of the Marburg School of Neo-Kantism. Cassirer once imagined that this book would be the fourth volume of his life's work "The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms". Its main purpose is to explore the humanities, reveal various research objects of the humanities, and explain the human mental activities behind the research; its purpose is to explain the inherent "scientific" characteristics of the humanities through comparative reflection under the strong pressure of the natural sciences, and strive for the dignity and seats it deserves. In this book, the author explores major issues such as the objects of the humanities, the different ways of perceiving nature and humanity, the differences between natural and humanistic concepts, cultural forms, cultural values, and the tragedy of modern culture in five chapters. He aims to answer the basic question of the possibility of humanities and humanities based on his "philosophy of symbolic forms". This book was published in 1942. Together with the later "On Man" (1944), it constitutes the representative result of Cassirer's cultural and philosophical thinking in his later years. It is also a classic of modern Western cultural philosophy.
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