Harald Høffding

The Problems of Philosophy Harald Høffding

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ... NOTES x. Page 4. Ch. Renouvier, Les dilemma de la metaphysiquepure. Paris, 1901. P. 202. 2. Page 5. These four problems include the triple division emanating from the Platonic school (according to Sextus Empiricus: Adv. mathematicos, VII, 16 by Xenokratos) into logic, physics i.e. cosmology), and ethics, with the addition of the psychological problem, which has in modern times pressed forward to an independent point of departure. 3. Page 9. Cf., in addition to the work by Renouvier named in note 1, Emile Boutroux'interesting works: De la contingence des lots de la nature, 2d ed., Paris, 1895, and De I'idce de loi naturelle dans la science et la philosophic contemporaines. Paris, 1895. A kindred point of view is taken by Rudolph Eucken in Der Kampf um einen geistigen Lebensinhalt. Leipzig, 1896. 4. Page 12. Th. Lipps, Psychologic, Wissenschaft und Leben. Mflnchen, 1891. As to Fries and Beneke see my History of Modern Philosophy, II, pp. 241, 259. 5. Page 16. See my Psychology, V, A, 2. 6. Page 19. Cf. my paper: La base psychologique des jugements Revue philosophique, Oct.-Nov., 1901), § 8 and § 33. 7. Page 21. For the point of view of modern positivism regarding this problem in contrast to the point of view taken by Comte and Stuart Mill, interest attaches to Roberto Ardigo's essay: L' unita delta coscienza. Padova, 1898. 8. Page 22. Cf. my Psychology, I, 8 d. 9. Page 23. Munsterberg, Psychology and Life. Boston, 1899. Munsterberg adheres to the view made current by Windelband and Rickert, according to which there is a chasm between natural sciences (in which psychology is ranked) and the cultural sciences. On this view see the excellent remarks by Wundt, Introduction to Philosophy, Leipzig, 1901, pp. 65-74, and by Guido Villa, Psychology and Hist...