The Philosopher
Otto Weininger
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- Austrian
- Schools:
- Moral idealism, Kantian ethics
- Branchs:
- Philosophy, Logic, Psychology, Ethics, Gender studies, Philosophy of religion
- Period:
- 20th-century philosophy
The synopsis
The works
Sex and Character: A Fundamental Investigation
Über die letzten Dinge
The quotes
No men who really think deeply about women retain a high opinion of them; men either despise women or they have never thought seriously about them.
The fixed stars signify the angel in man. That is why man orients himself by them; and that is why women have no appreciation for the starry sky; because they have no sense of the angel in man.
Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement.
The genius which runs to madness is no longer genius.
All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared.
Fate determines many things, no matter how we struggle.