When1: 1911
When2: 1912
Who: Hans Vaihinger [Vaihinger, Hans]
What: psychologist/philosopher
Where: Germany
works\ Philosophy of As-If [1911]; Neurotic Character [1912]
Detail: He lived 1852 to 1933, was Neo-Kantian, and studied Nietzsche.
Efforts to protect self-esteem and habits cause neurotic symptoms.
Epistemology
Only emotions and sensations are real. All knowledge, even logic, rests on useful fictions {as-if}. Human character and actions has teleological explanation, using mental constructs or models {fiction}. Human life has fictive goals and plans to achieve goals.
Ethics
People construct their habits and character based on meanings in their situations. Character builds unconsciously and uniquely. Children need tasks that they can accomplish, to gain confidence and build character.
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