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 ...
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In the following essay, Ellis reviews The Philosophy of "As If."
It is noted of the young men of to-day—the after-war generation as they already regard themselves—that t...
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In the following essay, the reviewer finds Vaihinger's theory in The Philosophy of "As If" to be "indistinguishable from Pragmatism."
In the slow crystallisation ...
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The following review offers a negative opinion of The Philosophy of "As If," finding Vaihinger to be a "dull" writer and his ideas "obvious."
This is a wo...
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In the following essay, Ayres finds Vaihinger's views to be a valuable supplement to the body of Pragmatist works.
Truth, we have been told again and again by the philosophers, is the object...
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In the following essay, Vaihinger explains his reasons for and method of writing The Philosophy of "As If."
I was born in a Swabian parsonage near Tubingen in 1852 and so I grew up in...
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In the following essay, Jordan reviews The Philosophy of "As If," noting the work's significance to philosophical methodology.
This translation of the Philosophy of 'As ...
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In the following essay, which remained unpublished during the author's lifetime, Santayana discusses Immanual Kant's influence on Vaihinger.
In the year 1888 at the University of Berl...
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Vaihinger, Hans (1852–1933)
Critical Essay by Havelock Ellis
