HOFFDING

hoffding, harald (1843- ), danish philosopher, was born and educated in copenhagen. he became a schoolmaster, and ultimately in 1883 professor in the university of copenhagen. he was much influenced by soren kierkegaard in the early development of his thought, but later became a positivist, retaining, however, and combining with it the spirit and method of practical psychology and the critical school. his best-known work is perhaps his _den nyere filosofis historie_ (1894), translated into english from the german edition (1895) by b. e. meyer as _history of modern philosophy_ (2 vols., 1900), a work intended by him to supplement and correct that of hans brochner, to whom it is dedicated. his _psychology, the problems of philosophy_ (1905) and _philosophy of religion_ (1906) also have appeared in english. among hoffding's other writings, practically all of which have been translated into german, are: _den engelske filosofi i vor tid_ (1874); _etik_ (1876; ed. 1879); _psychologi i omrids paa grundlag of erfaring_ (ed. 1892); _psykologiske undersogelser_ (1889); _charles darwin_ (1889); _kontinuiteten i kants filosofiske udviklingsgang_ (1893); _det psykologiske grundlag for logiske domme_ (1899); _rousseau und seine philosophie_ (1901); _mindre arbejder_ (1899).