Hans Albert

Hans Albert
Albert in 2005
Born(1921-02-08)8 February 1921
Cologne, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany
Died24 October 2023(2023-10-24) (aged 102)
Heidelberg, Germany
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
School
Main interests
Philosophy of social science, Philosophy of science, epistemology, Rationality, Uncertainty, Justificationism
Notable ideas
Application of critical rationalism to social and political theory[1] Münchhausen trilemma
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Hans Albert (8 February 1921 – 24 October 2023) was a German philosopher. He was professor of social sciences at the University of Mannheim from 1963, and remained at the university until 1989.[2] His fields of research were social sciences and general studies of methods. He was a critical rationalist, paying special attention to rational heuristics. Albert was a strong critic of the continental hermeneutic tradition coming from Heidegger and Gadamer.

  1. ^ "Karl Popper and Critical Rationalism". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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