The Meaning Of Culture In Ernst Cassirer
Abstract
Culture, therefore is the diversity and
variability of items that constitute itself, in essence to reveal what seems to
be a concept quite difficult. Today, however, culturel issues that may be
encountered, again puts in front the issue of culture is what. The most
important philosopher of the philosophy of culture in the century of 20. is
Ernst Cassirer, wrote books focusing in this issue. Cassirer pointed out the
necessity of a functional description, instead of a substantial description
which covering different elements of culture, the philosophers made before him.
For Cassirer, the issue of what culture is primarily based to understand of what
is human. Hence Cassirer explains what is human first. According to Cassirer,
human has an inherent symbolic system different from the animal. Human gives
symbolic responses to stimulants which received from the nature. Cassirer
explains all of the items of culture with human’s symbolic system and he
evaluates culture as a harmonious unity despite the variability and diversity
of culture. Cassirer’s views on the philosophy of culture analyzed and evaluated
in this article and his views contribution to the solution of the problems of
philosophy of culture has been questioned.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Ömür Karslı
YÜZÜNCÜ YIL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 30, 2016
Submission Date
September 11, 2016
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2016 Volume: 1 Number: 2
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