''Erkenntnis und wissenschaftliches Verhalten'' ( en, Cognition and Scientific Behavior) is a 1936 book by the Norwegian philosopher

Arne Næss Arne Dekke Eide Næss (; 27 January 1912 – 12 January 2009) was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term "deep ecology", an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the environmental movement of the late twentieth century ...

. The work was influential and anticipated many themes familiar in subsequent analytic philosophy.

Publication history

''Erkenntnis und wissenschaftliches Verhalten'' was published in 1936 by Norske Videnskaps-Akademi (the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Unive ...

Reception

''Erkenntnis und wissenschaftliches Verhalten'' received a positive review from the psychologist

Egon Brunswik Egon Brunswik Edler von Korompa (18 March 1903, Budapest7 July 1955, Berkeley, California) was a psychologist who made contributions to functionalism and the history of psychology. Life Early life and education Brunswik was born in Budapest, H ...

in ''

Philosophy of Science Philosophy of science is a branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. The central questions of this study concern what qualifies as science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the ult ...

''. Brunswik wrote that psychology was gaining increased importance within philosophy and the sciences by becoming its "preferred center of organization", and that Næss's book was part of this trend. He believed that Næss presented a "new and modernistic" version of psychology that was more promising than the "psychologism" of the late 19th century, maintaining that Næss emphasized "objective psychology" over "subjectivistic" ideas. He credited Næss with an impressive "revolutionary keenness" in the way he questioned "the absolute character of the antagonism between the empirical and the logical, and, within the latter, between true and false." He concluded that Næss's book was an "interesting and promising first publication." The book was also reviewed in '' Theoria. A Swedish Journal of Philosophy and Psychology''. Næss replied to the review. The philosopher

Alastair Hannay __NOTOC__ Robert Alastair Hannay (born 2 June 1932) is professor emeritus at the University of Oslo. Educated in Edinburgh and London, where he studied under A. J. Ayer and Bernard Williams and since 1961 resident in Norway. Hannay has written ...

states that ''Erkenntnis und wissenschaftliches Verhalten'' is a seminal work, in which Næss anticipates many themes familiar in post-war analytic philosophy. The historian and philosopher of science

Friedrich Stadler Friedrich Stadler (born July 17, 1951, in Zeltweg, Styria) is an Austrian historian and philosopher and professor for history and philosophy of science at the University of Vienna. He is the founder (in 1991) and long-time director of the Institu ...

commented that it was regrettable that the work was not included in Næss's ''Selected Papers''.

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Review by Egon Brunswik
1936 non-fiction books Analytic philosophy literature Books by Arne Næss Epistemology literature Philosophy of science books