Cassirer on language, objectivity, and truth

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21149986
AutoresJacob Hesse (0000-0003-0080-3420, Ruhr University Bochum, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen57
Número3
Páginas341-359
Fecha de publicación2024-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMan and World (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0025-1534 • E-ISSN: 1573-1103
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11007-024-09644-4
OpenAlexW4403441642
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas21

In his transcendental approach, Cassirer argues that an objective world is not given and then simply copied by our cognitive faculties; rather, it is gained through the development of symbolic thought and perception. According to Cassirer, language plays a crucial role in this process of objectification. In this paper, the close relationship between language and symbolism in Cassirer’s philosophy will be delineated. This will also shed light on possible distinctions between human speech and animal communication. Furthermore, the relation of language to the different functions of consciousness and to the symbolic forms of myth and science will be addressed. Finally, based on the former considerations of language and objectification, Cassirer’s conceptions of reality and truth will be explicated and critically evaluated. It will be argued that his approach offers several interesting and promising insights but is nonetheless in danger of falling short in explaining the difference between artefacts and natural kinds

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