Vaihinger, Hans(1852–1933) Hans Vaihinger, the German philosopher of the "as if," was born in a devout home near Tübingen. Although he developed unorthodox religious views at an early age, he attended the Theological College...

Hans Vaihinger (September 25, 1852 – December 18, 1933) was a German philosopher, best known as a Kant scholar and for his Philosophie des Als Ob (Philosophy of As If), published in 1911, but written more than thirty years earlier.[1] Vaihinger...

In the following essay, Vaihinger explains his reasons for and method of writing The Philosophy of "As If."

In the following essay, Ellis reviews The Philosophy of "As If."

In the following essay, which remained unpublished during the author's lifetime, Santayana discusses Immanual Kant's influence on Vaihinger.