Max Dessoir
Max Dessoir · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Psychologist and philosopher who pioneered the study of aesthetics
1867, Berlin, Germany — 1947, Königstein im Taunus, Germany
Germany
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Max Dessoir was a German philosopher, psychologist and aesthetician who pioneered the study of aesthetics as a distinct science, founding the journal 'Zeitschrift für Ästhetik' and coining the term 'parapsychology.' Born into a German Jewish family in Berlin, he was a longtime professor there until the Nazis barred him from teaching in 1933. His systematic work distinguishing aesthetics from general art theory influenced modern aesthetics.
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Psychologist and philosopher who pioneered the study of aesthetics
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology
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