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Carl Stumpf 1848 – 1936

Carl Stumpf (1848 – 1936) was a German philosopher of the Modern era, associated with Phenomenology and Continental Philosophy.

Carl Stumpf was a German philosopher, psychologist, and musicologist who taught for many years at Berlin and shaped a generation of phenomenological thought. A student of Brentano, he was the philosophical mentor of Edmund Husserl, the founder of the Berlin Phonogram Archive, and a teacher of the early Gestalt psychologists Koffka, Kohler, and Wertheimer. His two-volume Tonpsychologie established the systematic study of musical perception, while his late Erkenntnislehre articulated his philosophical position. His career spanned the transition from nineteenth-century empirical psychology to twentieth-century phenomenology.

Key facts

Nationality
German
Era
Modern
Movements
Phenomenology, Continental Philosophy

Selected quotes

  • Attributed to Carl Stumpf:

    “The phenomena of consciousness are the proper objects of psychology.”

  • Attributed to Carl Stumpf:

    “All knowing is grounded in immediate experience.”

  • Attributed to Carl Stumpf:

    “The sounds of music are not in the air, but in our consciousness.”

  • Attributed to Carl Stumpf:

    “Mathematical relations are discovered, not invented.”

  • Attributed to Carl Stumpf:

    “Brentano's intentionality is the threshold of philosophical psychology.”

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Frequently asked about Carl Stumpf

When did Carl Stumpf live?
Carl Stumpf was born in 1848 and died in 1936.
Where was Carl Stumpf from?
Carl Stumpf was a German philosopher of the Modern era.
What philosophical movements is Carl Stumpf associated with?
Carl Stumpf was associated with Phenomenology and Continental Philosophy.
What was Carl Stumpf known for?
Carl Stumpf was a German philosopher, psychologist, and musicologist who taught for many years at Berlin and shaped a generation of phenomenological thought.
How many quotes are attributed to Carl Stumpf?
There are 5 attributed quotations from Carl Stumpf in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.