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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A philosophical classic,
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This review is from: International Library of Philosophy: The Philosophy of As if (Hardcover)
How do we know what we know? What is knowledge? Are there different kinds of knowledge? These epistemological questions and more are dealt with head on in Vaihinger's seminal work. Although it is to a degree predated by Jeremy Bentham's 'Theory of Fictions', Vaihinger's rendition is many times more rigorous, since he carefully catalogues every conceivable kind of 'fiction' in his work. I encountered Vaihinger while reading Nietzsche, and many readers will see some interesting parallels between the two (cf. Nietzsche's early writing 'On Truth and Lie in an Extra-Moral Sense). Vaihinger has interesting things to say about the ontological status of knowledge and for those with an interest in epistemology, I think you'll find his work worthwhile.
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International Library of Philosophy: The Philosophy of As if by Hans Vaihinger (Hardcover - November 30, 2000)
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