Hans Vaihinger
German philosopher (1852–1933) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hans Vaihinger (German: [hans ˈfaɪɪŋɐ];[1] September 25, 1852 – December 18, 1933) was a German philosopher, best known as a Kant scholar and for his Die Philosophie des Als Ob (The Philosophy of 'As if'), published in 1911 although its statement of basic principles had been written more than thirty years earlier.[2][3][4]
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Born | September 25, 1852 |
Died | December 18, 1933 (1933-12-19) (aged 81) |
Alma mater | University of Tübingen Leipzig University University of Berlin |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Neo-Kantianism Fictionalism |
Main interests | Epistemology |
Notable ideas | Fictionalism (philosophy of 'as if') |
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