Hans Vaihinger
Hans Vaihinger (German: [hans ˈfaɪɪŋɐ]; 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.
Hans Vaihinger | |
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| Born | September 25, 1852 Nehren, Kingdom of Württemberg |
| Died | December 18, 1933 (aged 81) Halle, Province of Saxony |
| 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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