Max Frischisen-Koehler

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Max Fresisen-Köhler (birth name Max Köhler ; born July 19, 1878 in Berlin , † October 11, 1923 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German philosopher, psychologist and educator. He is considered a representative of humanities education.

Life

Frischisen-Köhler was the son of the Berlin merchant Gustav Köhler, his mother Antonie (1853–1928) was the daughter of the accountant Oskar von der Goltz. His father died in 1881. In 1905 he was adopted by his stepfather Paul Fresisenisen, who was also a businessman. Frischisen-Köhler attended the Luisengymnasium Berlin .

In 1897 he began studying at the University of Berlin and, under the influence of Wilhelm Dilthey , turned to philosophy and the theory of the humanities. In 1902 he received his doctorate with the dissertation " Hobbes in his relationship to the mechanical view of nature", in 1906 he received his habilitation with the thesis "Reality value of sensual qualities". In 1915, Fresisen-Koehler went to the University of Halle-Wittenberg as an associate professor for philosophy and education . There he became a full professor in 1921.

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