Resumen

ESPARZA, Gustavo. Mutation and concept in Ernst Cassirer. Two validation ways of the singular. Sig. Fil [online]. 2019, vol.21, n.42, pp.82-109.  Epub 04-Abr-2022. ISSN 1665-1324.

This paper analyzes the relation between the singular and the universal in mythical thinking. The initial problem holds that, conventionally, due to its fantastic expressions, mythical thought is non-objective knowledge of the world; however, I will argue the opposite. Based on Cassirer’s Philosophie der symbolischen Formen, I will present two results: firstly, an evaluation of how myth relates singular events with universal concepts, which allows the reassessment of myth as a valid epistemological form. Secondly, the main epistemological resource of myth is the idea of mutation, unlike science, which uses concepts to relate the singular with the universal.

Palabras llave : myth; knowledge; science; function; genesis.