Cassirer and Left-Kantianism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20511017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Vincent (0009-0007-6531-2506, Cardiff University College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Kantian Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-4154 • E-ISSN: 2044-2394 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1369415425100964 |
| OpenAlex | W4417220968 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
After a brief overview of Cassirer’s symbolic form argument, the discussion turns to one question: does Cassirer offer a lucid normative position in politics? My core argument is that he does not. Three arguments providing potential insights into his moral and political sensibilities are contested: the first concerns his The Myth of the State text; the second, the Bildung tradition; and third, his arguments on the contract and natural rights tradition. The latter argument, in particular, underpins the claim that Cassirer was sympathetic to liberalism. The concept of left-Kantianism is then examined in the context of the German socialist tradition
German · Mythology · Normative · Classical Studies and Philology · Kantian Philosophy and Modern Interpretations · Philosophy, Science, and History
The Limits of State Action
Unifying themes and irresolvable tensions in Cassirer's system of symbolic forms
Objectivity and truth in Ernst Cassirer’s ethics
The New Liberalism
An Essay on Man
Philosophy of Ernst Cassirer
The Myth of the State.Ernst Cassirer
The Politics of Myth
Hermann Cohen and the Renewal of Kantian philosophy
Ways of Worldmaking
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |