The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms: Mythical thoughtThe symbolic form has long been considered by many who knew it in the original German as the greatest of Ernst Cassirer's works. Into it he poured all the resources of his vast learning about language, myth, religion, art, and science- the various creative symbolizing activities and constructions through which man has expressed himself and given intelligible objective form to his experience. |
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The Problem of a Philosophy of Mythology | 1 |
The Mythical Consciousness of the Object | 29 |
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according action Ahriman Ahura Mazda animal apprehended articulation astrology basic becomes beginning body Buddhism Cassirer causal character characteristic cognition concrete creation cult cultural definite demon determined differentiation distinction diverse divine elements empirical Ernst Cassirer ethical existence expression factor fravashi function fundamental gods Greek Heraclitus human idea ideal immediate individual knowledge language Leipzig logical magical man's mana manifested material Max Müller meaning mediated merely monotheism motif myth mythical consciousness mythical feeling mythical intuition mythical thinking mythical world mythology nature objective objectivization original Osiris outward Pan-Babylonian Parmenides particular perception phenomenology Philolaus philosophy physical Plato primitive principle pure reality relation relationship religion religious consciousness Rigveda sacred sacrifice Schelling scientific seems sense sensory sensuous significance soul space spatial specific sphere spiritual structure Symbolic Forms temporal theoretical things thought tion tjurunga totemic trans true truth ultimately unity universal whole world view