African Spir

1837 - 1890

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movement: Kantianism

country of citizenship: Russian Empire

languages spoken, written or signed: Russian

occupation: philosopher, writer

award received: Order of St. Andrew, Order of St. George, 4th class

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Afrikan Alexandrovich Spir, also spelled African Spir (1837–1890) was a Russian neo-Kantian philosopher of German-Greek descent who wrote primarily in German, but also French. His book Denken und Wirklichkeit (Thought and Reality) had a significant influence on several eminent philosophers, scholars and writers such as Hans Vaihinger, Friedrich Nietzsche, William James, Leo Tolstoy and Rudolf Steiner. Source: Wikipedia (en)