Ernst Cassirer on Nicholas of Cusa: Between Conjectural Knowledge and Religious Pluralism

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Abstract

This chapter analyzes Ernst Cassirer's concept of religion both generally as it fits within his theory and specifically in relation to the historical problematization of European secularization, the idea of enlightenment, and the political problem of tolerance. It explains Cassirer's notion of the “religious” as an unsystematic cultural symbolic system and analyzes his interpretation of the philosophy of the Enlightenment. The chapter also shows how Cassirer's interpretation of religion and the Enlightenment influenced his reading of Nicholas of Cusa.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Symbolic Construction of Reality
Subtitle of host publicationThe Legacy of Ernst Cassirer
EditorsJeffrey Andrew Barash
Place of PublicationChicago
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
Chapter2
Pages17-39
Number of pages23
ISBN (Print)0226036863, 9780226036861
StatePublished - 2008

Keywords

  • European secularization
  • History of Western philosophy
  • Enlightenment
  • Nicholas of Cusa
  • Ernst Cassirer
  • Tolerance
  • Religion
  • Cultural symbolic system

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