Hans Vaihinger

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German person Neo-Kantian philosopher human philosopher

Hans Vaihinger was a German Neo-Kantian philosopher best known for his work "The Philosophy of 'As If'," which argued that many human beliefs are useful fictions rather than literally true.

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instanceOf German person ⓘ
Neo-Kantian philosopher ⓘ
human ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
argued that literal truth is not necessary for practical usefulness of beliefs ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
citizenship German Empire ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ
countryOfBirth Germany ⓘ
Kingdom of Württemberg ⓘ
countryOfDeath Germany ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1852-09-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1933-12-18 ⓘ
described many human beliefs as useful fictions ⓘ
educatedAt Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ
surface form: University of Berlin

University of Leipzig ⓘ
University of Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer University of Halle NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Vaihinger ⓘ
fieldOfWork philosophy ⓘ
founded Kant-Gesellschaft ⓘ
Kant-Studien ⓘ
genre philosophical literature ⓘ
givenName Hans ⓘ
influenced Moritz Schlick ⓘ
logical positivism ⓘ
philosophical fictionalism ⓘ
influencedBy Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ
Immanuel Kant ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
mainInterest Kantian philosophy ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ
theory of knowledge ⓘ
movement Neo-Kantianism ⓘ
name Hans Vaihinger self-link ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
notableIdea fictionalism ⓘ
philosophy of "as if" ⓘ
notableWork The Philosophy of "As If" ⓘ
occupation university teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
originalTitle Die Philosophie des Als Ob ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Neo-Kantianism ⓘ
placeOfBirth Nehren ⓘ
placeOfDeath Halle (Saale) ⓘ
positionHeld professor of philosophy ⓘ
publicationYearOfNotableWork 1911 ⓘ
religion Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Protestantism

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