Frank Sargent Hoffman

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Frank Sargent Hoffman
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BornFebruary 9, 1852
Died1928
OccupationPhilosopher

Frank Sargent Hoffman (February 9, 1852 - 1928) was an American philosopher who wrote on psychology and religion.

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, 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[]

Articles

  • 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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Raymond, Andrew Van Vranken. (1907). Union University, Its History, Influence, Characteristics and Equipment. Volume 2. pp. 5-7
  2. ^ Pillsbury, W. B. (1904). Reviewed Work: Psychology and Common Life by Frank Sargent Hoffman. The Philosophical Review 13 (2): 254-255.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Woodbridge, F. J. E. (1900). Reviewed Work: The Sphere of Science by Frank Sargent Hoffman. The Philosophical Review 9 (5): 550-553.
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