Höfner, Markus Sinn, Symbol, Religion. Theorie des Zeichens und Phänomenologie der Religion bei Ernst Cassirer und Martin Heidegger
2008. XI, 406 pages. RPT 36
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Markus HöfnerSinn, Symbol, ReligionTheorie des Zeichens und Phänomenologie der Religion bei Ernst Cassirer und Martin Heidegger
[Meaning, Symbol, Religion. The Theory of Signs and the Phenomenology of Religion in the Works of Ernst Cassirer and Martin Heidegger.]Published in German. Markus Höfner analyzes Ernst Cassirer's and Martin Heidegger's phenomenology of religion with regard to their theory of signs. Focusing on the time before the Davos disputation in 1929, he emphasizes the neo-Kantian background of Cassirer and Heidegger. The author explains how their two opposite approaches can be seen as different answers to common problems. Against this backdrop, Cassirer's phenomenology of religion is analyzed as a part of his philosophy of culture and contrasted with the approach of a phenomenology of religion which Heidegger develops in his early Freiburg lectures. By using this method, the author develops a critical dialogue between the two approaches, a dialogue which provides new perspectives for the contemporary philosophy of religion.
This work was awarded the John Templeton Award for Theological Promise 2009.
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