Ernst Cassirer

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Paul_Natorp
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Yale_University
gptkb:University_of_Berlin
gptkb:University_of_Hamburg
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Geneva
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Hamburg
gptkbp:born July 28, 1874
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ruth_Cassirer
gptkb:Hermann_Cassirer
gptkbp:died April 13, 1945
gptkbp:field philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ernst Cassirer
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hannah_Arendt
gptkb:Paul_Ricoeur
gptkb:Hans-Georg_Gadamer
gptkb:Karl_Popper
gptkb:Leo_Strauss
gptkb:Ernst_Tugendhat
gptkbp:influencedBy Immanuel Kant
gptkbp:knownFor philosophy of science
philosophy of language
cultural philosophy
philosophy of symbolic forms
gptkbp:nationality German
Jewish
gptkbp:notableAlumni The relationship between language and thought
Symbolic forms as the basis of culture
The concept of the 'symbolic animal'
The importance of art in human experience
The role of myth in human understanding
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Myth_of_the_State
An Essay on Man
The_Philosophy_of_Symbolic_Forms
gptkbp:occupation professor
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Neo-Kantianism
Cultural Philosophy
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Breslau
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Cassirer