!!!Ehrenfels, Christian Freiherr von

b. Rodaun, Vienna, June 20, 1869, 
d. Lichtenau (Lower Austria), Sept. 8, 1932, psychologist, philosopher 
and dramatist, father of Imma von  Bodmershof; professor at the 
Universities of Graz, Vienna (1888-1896) and Prague (1896-1929); 
discovered the gestalt qualities named after him and founded gestalt 
psychology. Theoretical treatments and practical proposals on sexual 
morality and sexual reform; proponent of the theory that the goal of 
human action is determined by the individual's relationship to the 
common good ("the greatest possible promotion of what is biologically 
valuable").

!Publications
Grundbegriffe der Ethik, 1907; Sexualethik, 1907; Die 
Religion der Zukunft, 1929. - Dramas: Melusine, 1887; Der Kampf des 
Prometheus, 1895 (choral drama); Die Stuermer, 1913 (3 choral dramas).

!Literature
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