Otto Weininger

Tags: Philosopher.

Otto Weininger (April 3 1880 – October 4 1903) was an Austrian philosopher. In 1903 he published the book Geschlecht und Charakter (Sex and Character) which gained popularity after his suicide at the age of 23. Today Weininger is generally viewed as misogynistic and antisemitic in academic circles but was held to be a great genius by the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and the writer August Strindberg (see discussion below).

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birth date

1880-04-03

birth place

Austria-Hungary, Austria

death date

1903-10-04

death place

Austria-Hungary, Austria

era

20th-century philosophy

influenced

Ludwig Wittgenstein, August Strindberg

influenced by

Richard Wagner, Henrik Ibsen, Immanuel Kant, Ludwig van Beethoven

main interest

Genius, Psychology, Religion, Gender, Philosophy, Logic

notableIdea

Logic

philosophicalSchool

Continental philosophy