Höffding, Harald
Hffding, Harald
(1843-1931) Danish philosopher at the University of Copenhagen and brilliant author of texts in psychology, history of philosophy and the philosophy of religion. He held that the world of reality as a whole is unknowable although we may believe that conscious experience and its unity afford the best keys to unlock the metaphysical riddle. His svstem of thought is classified on the positive side as a cautious idealistic monism (his own term is “critical monism”).
Main worksPhilosophy of Religion, 1901; Kierkegaard; Rousseau; History of Modern Phtlosophy. — V.F.