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Otto Weininger
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Otto Weininger was an Austrian philosopher and author who lived from 1880 to 1903. He is recorded as the author of several works, including "Being and not being," "Children's Phantasies," and "Taschenbuch und Briefe an Einen Freund." His writings have been cited in various publications, such as the "Journal of Melanie Klein and Object Relations."
Weininger’s philosophical ideas are preserved in quotes attributed to him, such as "The highest expression of all morality is: Be!" and "Man must act in such a way that the whole of his individuality lies in each moment." He also wrote, "Idiocy: crudeness’ intellectual equivalent." His legacy is documented in multiple encyclopedic entries and digital archives.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Otto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cisleithania
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- psychologist
- Educated at
- University of Vienna
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Notable work
- Sex and Character
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- psychology
- Image
- Otto Weininger 1903 - Heliogravüre Paulussen.jpg
- Work location
- Vienna
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- Commons category
- Otto Weininger
- date of birth
- 1880-04-03
- date of death
- 1903-10-04
- manner of death
- Suicide
- influenced by
- Henrik Ibsen
- name in native language
- Otto Weininger
- place of burial
- Matzleinsdorf Protestant Cemetery
- Commons gallery
- Otto Weininger
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- writing language
- German
- P8168
- Gioia
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Otto Weininger, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Otto Weininger ( German: [ˈvaɪnɪŋɐ]; 3 April 1880 – 4 October 1903) was an Austrian philosopher who in 1903 published the book Geschlecht und Charakter (Sex and Character), which gained popularity after his suicide at the age of 23. Weininger had a strong influence on Ludwig Wittgenstein, August Strindberg, and, via his lesser-known work Über die letzten Dinge, on James Joyce.
Life
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