Lacan and Cassirer.
Antoine Mooij
Lacan and Cassirer. - 1 online resource. - Value Inquiry Book Series 321. Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353350. .
Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- An Outline of the Human Condition -- Cassirer -- Lacan -- Variations on the Theme of Symbolisation.
The Neo-Kantian philosopher Cassirer and the psychoanalyst Lacan are two key figures in the so-called medial turn in philosophy: the notion that any form of access to reality is mediated by symbols (images, words, signifiers). This explains why the theories of both philosophers merit a description in their own unique idioms, as well as having their respective basic tenets compared. It will be argued that, rather surprisingly, these tenets turn out be complementary - actually correcting each other – based on their shared notion of man as an animal symbolicum . Its fruitfulness will be substantiated for a limited number of topics within the humanities: perception, language, politics and ethics, and mental disorder, all to be considered from this perspective.
9789004373662
10.1163/9789004373662 DOI
Symbolism (Psychology)
BF458
302.2/223
Lacan and Cassirer. - 1 online resource. - Value Inquiry Book Series 321. Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353350. .
Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- An Outline of the Human Condition -- Cassirer -- Lacan -- Variations on the Theme of Symbolisation.
The Neo-Kantian philosopher Cassirer and the psychoanalyst Lacan are two key figures in the so-called medial turn in philosophy: the notion that any form of access to reality is mediated by symbols (images, words, signifiers). This explains why the theories of both philosophers merit a description in their own unique idioms, as well as having their respective basic tenets compared. It will be argued that, rather surprisingly, these tenets turn out be complementary - actually correcting each other – based on their shared notion of man as an animal symbolicum . Its fruitfulness will be substantiated for a limited number of topics within the humanities: perception, language, politics and ethics, and mental disorder, all to be considered from this perspective.
9789004373662
10.1163/9789004373662 DOI
Symbolism (Psychology)
BF458
302.2/223