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| Born | September 25, 1852 |
| Died | December 18, 1933 (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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Hans Vaihinger (German: [hans ˈfaɪɪŋɐ];[3] 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][4][5]
- ^ "I was 21 years old when in 1873 was published that important book (Thought and Reality by A. Spir ), which I started immediately to study diligently. The book produced immediately a great impression.", March 8th, 1930, in a memorial on an article of the Nouvelles littéraires (Literary News) on Nietzsche and Spir.
- ^ a b Vaihinger, H. (1935) [1924]. The Philosophy of 'As if': a System of the Theoretical, Practical and Religious Fictions of Mankind. Translated by C. K. Ogden (2 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
- ^ Duden Aussprachewörterbuch (6 ed.). Mannheim: Bibliographisches Institut & F.A. Brockhaus AG. 2006.
- ^ The German title continued: "auf Grund eines idealistischen Positivismus (on the basis of an idealistic positivism)".
- ^ Loewenberg, J. Untitled Review. The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods, Vol. 9, No. 26. (Dec. 19, 1912), pp. 717–19.