Global InformationVersuch einer Metaphysik der inneren Natur information
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| Author | Heinrich Schmid |
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| Language | German |
| Publisher | Brockhaus Leipzig |
Publication date | 1834 |
| Pages | 343 |
Versuch einer Metaphysik der inneren Natur (English: Attempt at a metaphysics of inner nature) is a book written by German author Heinrich Schmid (1799–1836).[1] It was published by Brockhaus Leipzig in 1834.[2] In this book, Schmid attempts to develop a metaphysical account of humans' inner nature, the soul, in terms of general laws. These laws, Schmid proposes, should be based on empirically gathered knowledge about inner nature. He argues, that with the formulation of such laws, psychology, the science of the human soul, should become a natural science like physics.[2][3] Schmid's ideas build heavily on the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, for which he was criticized. He belonged to the philosophical school surrounding Jakob Friedrich Fries, whose ideas are associated with Neo-Kantianism.[3] Schmid's theories, especially concerning memory, were adopted by Sir William Hamilton, whose philosophy was discussed by John Stuart Mill at the end of the 19th century.[4] Wilhelm Wundt and his contemporaries still used methods similar to Schmid's structured introspection once psychology was founded as an independent discipline in 1879.[5]
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:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Schmid, Heinrich; Schmid, H. (1834). Versuch einer Metaphysik der inneren Natur / von Heinrich Schmid. F.A. Brockhaus. doi:10.3931/e-rara-68483.
- ^ a b Blätter für literarische Unterhaltung (in German). F. A. Brockhaus. 1834.
- ^ Mill, John Stuart (1865). An examination of Sir William Hamilton's philosophy. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-7100-0178-8.
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