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  • Even though much later, and on the independent grounds of quantum physics, Frank attested to the increased proximity of his and Cassirer's understanding of scientific theories (1938), Schlick's negligence remains notable.

    Vienna Circle Uebel, Thomas 2006

  • An early attempt to do this in the quantum context can be seen in the work of Cassirer who noted the implications for our notion of individual objects and concluded that particles were describable only as ˜ "points of intersection" of certain relations™ (1937, p. 180) However, the neo-Kantian elements in Cassirer's structuralist approach may lead one to wonder whether this suggestion actually takes us too far from realism.

    Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory French, Steven 2006

  • This may be seen in two leading Marburg works appearing in 1910, Cassirer's

    Early Philosophical Interpretations of General Relativity Ryckman, Thomas A. 2006

  • Part of the family lived in Berlin, including Cassirer's cousin Bruno Cassirer, the distinguished publisher, who later published most of Cassirer's writings.

    Ernst Cassirer Friedman, Michael 2004

  • (Cassirer's work in the philosophy of natural science in particular also continued, notably in [Cassirer 1936].) 4.

    Ernst Cassirer Friedman, Michael 2004

  • During these years he produced two books in English [Cassirer 1944, 1946], where the first, An Essay on Man, serves as a concise introduction to the philosophy of symbolic forms (and thus Cassirer's distinctive philosophical perspective) as a whole and the second,

    Ernst Cassirer Friedman, Michael 2004

  • Cassirer's assimilation of Einstein's general theory of relativity marked a watershed in the development of his thought.

    Ernst Cassirer Friedman, Michael 2004

  • As we shall see below, intellectual (and later cultural) history is an integral part of Cassirer's distinctive philosophical methodology, so that, in his case, the standard distinction between “historical” and

    Ernst Cassirer Friedman, Michael 2004

  • The Myth of the State, offers an explanation of the rise of fascism on the basis of Cassirer's conception of mythical thought.

    Ernst Cassirer Friedman, Michael 2004

  • Cassirer's American influence thus embraced both sides of his philosophical personality.

    Ernst Cassirer Friedman, Michael 2004

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