Frank Sargent Hoffman (February 9, 1852 - 1928) was an American philosopher who wrote on psychology and religion.
Frank Sargent Hoffman | |
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| Born | February 9, 1852 |
| Died | 1928 |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
Hoffman was born in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. In 1876 he graduated from Amherst College and obtained his PhD in 1896. He received a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Yale University.[1] He was Professor of Philosophy at Union College. He contributed to The North American Review and was a member of the American Philosophical Association, American Psychology Society and the Phi Beta Kappa Society.[1]
Hoffman's Psychology and Common Life (1903) received mixed reviews, a criticism was its overemphasise on psychical research.[2][3]
Publications
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- Hoffman, Frank Sargent. (1900). The Scientific Method in Theology. The North American Review 170 (521): 575-584.
- Hoffman, Frank Sargent. (1908). What Is Religion? The North American Review 187 (627): 231-239.
Books
- The Sphere of the State: Or, the People as a Body-Politic (1894)
- The Sphere of Science: A Study of the Nature and Method of Scientific Investigation (1898)[4]
- Psychology and Common Life (1903)
- The Tales of Hoffman (1926)
References
edit- ^ a b Raymond, Andrew Van Vranken. (1907). Union University, Its History, Influence, Characteristics and Equipment. Volume 2. pp. 5-7
- ^ Pillsbury, W. B. (1904). Reviewed Work: Psychology and Common Life by Frank Sargent Hoffman. The Philosophical Review 13 (2): 254-255.
- ^ Urban, Wilbur M. (1904). Reviewed Work: Psychology and Common Life by Frank Sargent Hoffman. The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 1 (7): 183-184.
- ^ Woodbridge, F. J. E. (1900). Reviewed Work: The Sphere of Science by Frank Sargent Hoffman. The Philosophical Review 9 (5): 550-553.