Harald Høffding

Harald Høffding ( born March 11, 1843 in Copenhagen, † July 2, 1931 ) was a Danish philosopher who stood in his homeland in the highest esteem.

He initially worked as a teacher before he became in 1883 a professor at the University of Copenhagen. In his philosophical views he was first influenced by Søren Kierkegaard, before turning to the positivism.

Almost all of his works were translated into German. Particularly well known were his history of philosophy and its psychological study of humor as a way of life ( Den store Humor: en psychologisk study).

Selected Works

• Psychology. In outline, based on the experience. Rice land, Leipzig 1887.
• History of Modern Philosophy. A representation of the history of philosophy from the end of the Renaissance to our days. 2 vols, rice land, Leipzig from 1895 to 1896 1921.
• Humor as a way of life (The Great humor). A psychological study. Teubner, Leipzig 1918; Reprint of the 2nd ed Müller, Saarbrücken 2007, ISBN 3-8364-0814-7.
• The foundation of human ethics. Emphasis. Scientific Publishing, Schutter Forest / Baden 2003.
• Cornelius Bickel / Rolf Fechner ( eds. ), Ferdinand Tönnies - Harald Höffding. Correspondence, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1989.