Paul Haeberlin was a philosopher who at different times in his career took the standpoint that either religion or theoretical knowledge was the answer to human problems. He always gave philosophy an important role, but religion

Religion

Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...

 was to him the only way man could understand his real position in existence. Haeberlin made contributions to characterology

Characterology

Characterology is a method of character reading that attempted to combine revised physiognomy, reconstructed phrenology and amplified pathognomy, with ethnology, sociology and anthropology. Developed by L...

 and psychotherapeutics, and was especially successful in treating psychopathic youth and teens. Made a full professor

Professor

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 of philosophy, psychology and pedagogics at the University of Basel

University of Basel

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Psychology

• Der Leib und die Seele (1923)
• Der Geist und die Triebe: Eine Elementarpsychologie (1924)
• Der Charakter (1925)
• Leitfaden der Psychologie (1937)

Pedagogy

• Das Ziel der Erziehung (1923)
• Möglichkeit und Grenzen der Erziehung: Eine Darstellung der pädagogischen Situation (1936)
• Allgemeine Pädagogik (1940)

Philosophy

• Das Gute (1926)
• Das Geheimnis der Wirklichkeit (1927)
• Allgemeine Ästhetik (1929)
• Das Wunderbare (1930)
• Das Wesen der Philosophie: Eine Einführung (1934)
• Naturphilosophische Betrachtungen I: Einheit und Vielheit (1939)
• Naturphilosophische Betrachtungen II: Sein und Werden (1940)
• Der Mensch: Eine philosophische Anthropologie (1941)
• Logik im Grundriss (1947)
• Philosophia Perennis: Eine Zusammenfassung (1952)

Theology

• Das Evangelium und die Theologie (1956)