Frank Sargent Hoffman

Frank Sargent Hoffman
Born	(1852-02-09)February 9, 1852 Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, US
Died	December 21, 1928(1928-12-21) (aged 76) Schenectady, New York, US
Education	Amherst College Yale University
Occupation	Philosopher

Frank Sargent Hoffman (February 9, 1852 - December 21, 1928) was an American philosopher who wrote on psychology and religion.

Biography

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, American Psychology Society and Phi Beta Kappa society. ^[1]

His 1903 book Psychology and Common Life received mixed reviews; a criticism was its overemphasis on psychical research. ^{[2] [3]}

Hoffman died at his home in Schenectady, New York on December 21, 1928. ^[4]

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

• The Sphere of the State: Or, the People as a Body-Politic (1894)
• The Sphere of Science: A Study of the Nature and Method of Scientific Investigation (1898) ^[5]
• Psychology and Common Life (1903)
• The Tales of Hoffman (1926)

References

1. 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. "Dr. Frank S. Hoffman Dies". The Brooklyn Daily Times . Schenectady, New York. December 22, 1928. p. 56. Retrieved July 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. Woodbridge, F. J. E. (1900). Reviewed Work: The Sphere of Science by Frank Sargent Hoffman. The Philosophical Review 9 (5): 550-553.