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Hans Vaihinger
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1852
- Died
- 1933
- Works
- 30
Top works
- Kant - ein metaphysiker?
- A new letter of Kant's
- Der Atheismusstreit gegen die Philosophie des als ob und das kantische System
- Zum 70. Geburtstag Otto Liebmanns
- Commentar zu Kants Kritik der reinen Vernunft
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- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 22,804x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,519x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,410x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,384x
- Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy
· 2013 · cited 13,135x
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Key facts
- Born
- September 25, 1852, Nehren , Kingdom of Württemberg
- Died
- December 18, 1933 (1933-12-18) (aged 81), Halle , Province of Saxony
- Alma mater
- University of Tübingen , Leipzig University , University of Berlin
- Doctoral advisor
- Christoph von Sigwart
- Other advisors
- Hermann von Helmholtz , Eduard Zeller
- Era
- Contemporary philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Neo-Kantianism
- Institutions
- University of Strasbourg , University of Halle
- Main interests
- Epistemology
- Notable ideas
- Fictionalism (philosophy of 'as if')
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- date of birth
- 1852-09-25
- date of death
- 1933-12-17
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- name in native language
- Hans Vaihinger
- birth name
- Johannes Vaihinger
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Hans Vaihinger (/ˈvaɪhɪŋɡər/; German: [hans ˈfaɪ.ɪŋɐ]; 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.
Early life and education