In the history of thought, Alfred Vierkandt is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Alfred Vierkandt as German sociologist, ethnographer, social psychologist, social philosopher and philosopher of history (1867-1953).
Alfred Vierkandt was born at Hamburg in 1867. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at Leipzig University.
The nineteenth century produced systems on a grand scale, and then the reaction against them.
His academic posts were held at TU Braunschweig and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
That the work was done from Germany matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Alfred Vierkandt died in 1953, aged 86. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at TU Braunschweig and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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