The Philosophy of 'As If' by Hans Vaihinger
Widely acknowledged today as a philosophical masterwork, this Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by Michael Rosenthal, which provides fascinating and important background to Vaihingers life and the legacy of The Philosophy of As If.Hans Vaihinger (1852–1933) was born near Tübingen in Germany. He made important contributions to epistemology, the philosophy of science and mathematics, and to the historiography of philosophy. Vaihinger produced groundbreaking work on Kant’s philosophy, as well as one of the first serious philosophical commentaries on Nietzsche. He is best known as the father of the philosophical theory of fictionalism, which he sets out in his most famous book, The Philosophy of ‘As If’, and his work also influenced the philosophical movement of pragmatism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780367549947 |
| ISBN 10 | 0367549948 |
| Title | The Philosophy of 'As If' |
| Author | Hans Vaihinger |
| Series | Routledge Classics |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-05-31 |
| Number of pages | 354 |
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