Ernst Cassirer
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Philosophy, Education
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
Article abstract: Cassirer created an innovative and modified form of Kantian philosophy. He published a number of works on the history of philosophy that demonstrated the relevance of philosophy to scientific and humanistic knowledge.
Early Life
Ernst Cassirer was born in Breslau, a region called Silesia in Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), to a large middle-class Jewish family. His extended family was engaged in both publishing and commercial enterprises, with the result that Cassirer enjoyed financial independence throughout his life. He entered the...
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