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Początki filozofii Cohena a problem psychologii
The Beginnings of Cohen’s Philosophy and the Question of Psychology

Author(s): Andrzej J. Noras
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Cohen; Steinthal; Lazarus; Plato; Kant

Summary/Abstract: Hermann Cohen, the originator of the Neo-Kantian Marburg School, is considered one of the most radical representatives of anti-psychologism. This stance is the result of the process comprised of three integral elements, i.e., the dispute over psychology, the dispute over Plato and the dispute over Kant. As far as the first of them is concerned, Cohen sides with psychologically-inclined linguists, such as Heymann Steinthal and Moritz Lazarus. With regard to the second dispute, Cohen emerges as the interpreter of Plato that he initially theorises in the vein of psychologism, which he later on distances himself from. Finally, as regards the third dispute, this is what determines the eventual critique of the philosophy of Kant.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 153-170
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish