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The Philosophy of 'As If ' : A System of the Theoretical, Practical and Religious Fictions of Mankind

By Hans Vaihinger

Book information

Publisher
Routledge and Kegan Paul
Year
1925
ISBN
157898825X, 9781578988259
LCC
B3354.V5 P6 2009
Open Library ID
OL23725301M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13540093 bytes)
Pages
415\415
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

2009 reprint of 1925 edition. This is an important book of one idea, but that idea is a very important one for the social scientist. According to the author "many thought processes and thought constructs appear to be consciously false assumptions, which either contradict reality or are even contradictory in themselves, but which are intentionally thus formed in order to overcome difficulties of thought by this artificial deviation, and reach the goal of thought by roundabout ways and by paths. These artificial thought constructs are called 'Scientific Fictions' and distinguished as conscious creations by their 'as if' character." Vaihinger's work is an important early contribution to the human tendency towards self-deception.

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