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(2011) Synthese 179 (1).

Science and art

physics as a symbolic formation

Christiane Schmitz-Rigal

pp. 21-41

The reflection on the preconditions and evolution of science has played a decisive role in the development of Ernst Cassirer’s philosophy, contributing to its functional and thus inherently pluralistic and holistic view of knowledge. To present Cassirer’s conception of physics as an open symbolic formation enables us to reveal and study the radical features of his epistemological model:

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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-009-9630-9

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Schmitz-Rigal, C. (2011). Science and art: physics as a symbolic formation. Synthese 179 (1), pp. 21-41.

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