Hans Vaihinger
Hans Vaihinger | |
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| Born | September 25, 1852 |
| Died | December 18, 1933 (aged 81) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen Leipzig University University of Berlin |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Neo-Kantianism Fictionalism |
| Institutions | University of Halle |
| Main interests | Epistemology |
| Notable ideas | Fictionalism (philosophy of 'as if') |
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Hans Vaihinger (/ˈvaɪhɪŋɡər/; 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.