Otto Weininger
Otto Weininger Otto Weininger Born (1880-04-03)April 3, 1880 Vienna, Austria-Hungary Died October 4, 1903(1903-10-04) (aged 23) Vienna, Austria-Hungary Era 20th-century philosophy Region Western Philosophy School Continental philosophy Main interests Philosophy, logic, psychology, genius, gender, religion Notable ideas All people have elements of both femininity and masculinity, logic and ethics are one, logic is tied to the principle of identity (A=A), the genius is the universal thinker Influences Immanuel Kant, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Henrik Ibsen Influenced Ludwig Wittgenstein, August Strindberg Otto Weininger (German: [ˈvaɪnɪŋɐ]; 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 viewed as misogynistic and antisemitic by some in academic circles, but was held to be a great genius by the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and the writer August Strindberg (see discussion below).