Individual and the Cosmos in Renaissance Philosophy

by Ernst Cassirer

Book Overview

This provocative volume, one of the most important interpretive works on the philosophical thought of the Renaissance, has long been regarded as a classic in its field. Ernst Cassirer here examines the changes brewing in the early stages of the Renaissance, tracing the interdependence of philosophy, language, art, and science; the newfound recognition of individual consciousness; and the great thinkers of the period--from da Vinci and Galileo to Pico...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812210360
• ISBN13: 9780812210361
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.