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The Juvenile Delinquent and the Mythic Hero  

Harry Slochower ▪ Summer 1961

In The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms, Ernst Cassirer argues that the distinguishing characteristic of man is his symbolizing activity. While the animal responds to signs and finds satisfaction in the manipulation and incorporation of physical objects, man also needs, and …



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