Theodor Elsenhans (1862-1918) was a German psychologist and
neo-Kantian
In late modern continental philosophy, neo-Kantianism (german: Neukantianismus) was a revival of the 18th-century philosophy of Immanuel Kant. The Neo-Kantians sought to develop and clarify Kant's theories, particularly his concept of the "thi ...
philosopher.
Life
Elsenhans started studying theology at the
University of Tübingen
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, but became interested in philosophy. He received his doctorate in 1885. In 1902 he completed his
Habilitationsschrift
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at
Heidelberg University
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Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...
, with a monograph on
Kant
Immanuel Kant (, , ; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German Philosophy, philosopher and one of the central Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment thinkers. Born in Königsberg, Kant's comprehensive and systematic works in epistemolo ...
and the post-Kantian
Jakob Friedrich Fries
Jakob Friedrich Fries (; 23 August 1773 – 10 August 1843) was a German post-KantianTerry Pinkard, ''German Philosophy 1760-1860: The Legacy of Idealism'', Cambridge University Press, 2002, pp. 199–212. philosopher and mathematician.
Biograp ...
. In 1908 he took up a professorship at
Dresden University, where he continued to work on
epistemology
Epistemology (; ), or the theory of knowledge, is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge. Epistemology is considered a major subfield of philosophy, along with other major subfields such as ethics, logic, and metaphysics.
Episte ...
.
Works
* ''Psychologie und Logik zur Einführung in die Philosophie: für Oberklassen höherer Schulen und zum Selbststudium''
sychology and logic as an introduction to philosophy: for upper secondary school classes and for self-study 1890
* ''Wesen und Entstehung des Gewissens: Eine Psychologie der Ethik''
he nature and origin of conscience: a psyschology of ethics 1894.
* ''Das Kant-Friesische Problem''
he Kant-Fries problem 1902.
* ''Lehrbuch der psychologie''
andbook of psychology 1912
References
1862 births
1918 deaths
German psychologists
German philosophers
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