The Study of the Nature of Mythical Space in Ernst Cassirer's Views

Ernst Cassirer, a Neo-Kantian philosopher, believes that myth is one of the primary and most important cognitive forms. To get a grasp on being, humans have not begun from a conceptual knowledge overnight, rather they have long spent their lives on acquiring basic knowledge. This basic human knowledge is known as mythical knowledge. In this type of knowledge, perceptions and formed-world have certain characteristics that cannot easily be perceived and affirmed by today's theoretical knowledge. Therefore, such characteristics should be studied within a mythical cognitive framework. In mythical knowledge, such components as space, time, and numbers are known as perceptual mediators. This research investigated the nature and principles that form the mythical space and its objective embodiment compared with sensory perception and geometric spaces. In so doing, Ernst Cassirer's works were studied thoroughly and objective instances of mythical space were reviewed in ancient civilizations. Moreover, the place, rules, and patterns governing the formation of mythical knowledge and its spatial embodiment were studied and such space's characteristics were compared with sensory perceptions and abstract geometrical spaces.