On Ehrenfels’ Dissertation

Carlo Ierna

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On Ehrenfels’ Dissertation

Carlo Ierna

History of Philosophy

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The present article provides a critical analysis of Christian von Ehrenfels’ dissertation Über Grössenrelationen und Zahlen. Eine psychologische Studie. As many other students of Brentano, Ehrenfels engaged repeatedly with the philosophy of mathematics, but until now his dissertation remained nearly completely unknown. Ehrenfels’ dissertation, however, fits perfectly within the Brentanist philosophy of mathematics and actually occupies an important place therein, precisely because it occurs outside of the vertical master - student lineage that goes from Brentano via Stumpf to Husserl. Indeed, Ehrenfels dissertation shows many parallels and anticipations to Husserl’s early works in the philosophy of mathematics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Christian von Ehrenfels
Subtitle of host publication	Philosophie – Gestalttheorie – Kunst: Österreichische Ideengeschichte im Fin de Siècle
Editors	Ulf Höfer, Juta Valent
Publisher	De Gruyter
Pages	163–184
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-11-051830-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-11-051791-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110518306-010
Publication status	Published - 1-Oct-2017

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Name	Meinong Studies / Meinong Studien
Publisher	De Gruyter
Volume	8
ISSN (Print)	2198-2309
ISSN (Electronic)	2198-2317

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Christian von Ehrenfels
School of Brentano
Philosophy of Mathematics
History of Philosophy

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Grössenrelationen und Zahlen, eine psychologische Studie
Translated title of the contribution: Relations of Magnitude and Numbers, a Psychological StudyIerna, C. (Editor) & von Ehrenfels, C., 1-Oct-2017, Christian von Ehrenfels: Philosophie – Gestalttheorie – Kunst: Österreichische Ideengeschichte im Fin de Siècle. Höfer, U. & Valent, J. (eds.). De Gruyter, p. 185–234 50 p. (Meinong Studies / Meinong Studien; vol. 8).
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