Spir, African
Spir, African
(1837-1890) A native of Russia, whose philosophy was influenced by Spinoristic and Kantian traditions. The main thesis of his philosophy is that sensory experience and reasoning are basically contradictory, insofar as the former informs us of constant change, whereas the latter is characterized by the a priori principle of identity. — R.B.W.
Main worksDenken u. Wirklichkeit, 1873; Moralitt u. Religion, 1874; Empiric u. Philosophie, 1876.