恩斯特·卡西尔(1874——1945)是西方20世纪著名哲学家。他的艺术符号理论,对于我们思考音乐中的欣赏等问题颇有启示。 在卡西尔看来,人的本质在于“劳作”,他把人类的创造性活动称为创造各种“符号形式”的活动。而“符号活动”的各个层面统一为一个有机的整体。他说:“人的突 Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945) was a famous philosopher in the 20th century in the West. His theory of artistic symbols is quite enlightenment for us in thinking about the appreciation of music. In Cassire’s view, man’s essence is “laboring”, and he refers to human creative activity as creating various “symbolic forms.” The “symbolic activity” at all levels unified as an organic whole. He said: "People’s sudden