The Young Idealist

On the Life & Philosophy of Ernst Cassirer with Professor Sebastian Luft (Paderborn University). The Following video is a continuation of my series on Classical German Philosophy and Post-Kantian Thought. The title of today's episode is On the Life & Philosophy of Ernst Cassirer with Professor Sebastian Luft (Paderborn University).


This episode explores central issues surrounding The Marburg School, Neo-Kantianism, Hermann Cohen, Paul Natorp, Martin Heidegger, and delves deep into Ernst Cassirer's philosophy.


Professor Luft also discusses Cassirer's main philosophical influences, and talks about the 1929 Davos debate between Cassirer and Heidegger. Andl lastly, Professor Luft gives an in-depth analysis of Cassirer's Philosophy of Symbolic Forms.

Professor Luft does a brilliant job of navigating the viewer through these complex philosophical, and cultural concepts giving the viewer deep insight into the life and thought Cassirer. This video is key for any student, scholar or enthusiast of philosophy and the humanities.


Dr. Sebastian Luft is a Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at University of Paderborn (Germany) Before teaching at Paderborn he was a Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University from 2004 to 2023. Professor Luft’s research interests are: Metaphysics, Epistemology, History of Western Philosophy, Phenomenology and Consciousness, 19th-century German Philosophy, Including Husserl, Cassirer.

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