Ernst Cassirer Quotes on Mind
Ernst Cassirer was a German Jewish philosopher and the leading representative of the Marburg neo-Kantian tradition in the twentieth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Ernst Cassirer on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Ernst Cassirer:
“Man is a symbolic animal.”
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Attributed to Ernst Cassirer:
“Myth is not a passive reflection of nature, but an active form of symbolic thinking.”
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Attributed to Ernst Cassirer:
“Language is the great symbol-making activity of the human mind.”
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Attributed to Ernst Cassirer:
“We can only know ourselves through the works we create.”