Otto Weininger was an Austrian philosopher whose radical and provocative work delves into the nature of sex, character, and the relationship to the universe. His seminal text, published shortly before his premature death, sparked controversy and continues to divide critics. While often scrutinized for its contentious views, many find within it profound spiritual insight and philosophical genius. Weininger's style is intense and self-examining, marked by a fervent drive to uncover fundamental truths of existence.
in large print
Focusing on accessibility, this publication is a reproduction of a historical work presented in large print, catering specifically to individuals with impaired vision. Megali, the publishing house behind this initiative, emphasizes the importance of making classic literature more accessible to a broader audience.
A translation of earlier works by the Austrian philosopher Otto Weininger, a biological-psychological study never published in English.
Otto Weininger's controversial book Sex and Character, first published in Vienna in 1903, is a prime example of the conflicting discourses central to its time: antisemitism, scientific racism and biologism, misogyny, the cult and crisis of masculinity, psychological introspection versus empiricism, German idealism, the women's movement and the idea of human emancipation, the quest for sexual liberation, and the debates about homosexuality. Combining rational reasoning with irrational outbursts, in the context of today's scholarship, Sex and Character speaks to issues of gender, race, cultural identity, the roots of Nazism, and the intellectual history of modernism and modern European culture. This new translation presents, for the first time, the entire text, including Weininger's extensive appendix with amplifications of the text and bibliographical references, in a reliable English translation, together with a substantial introduction that places the book in its cultural and historical context.
Weininger (1880-1903) is generally considered the epitome of fin de siècle Vienna's decadence, & a huge influence on many cretinous minds of his age. Steven Burns (philosophy, Dalhousie Univ.) translates his posthumous collection of essays, On Last Things, into English for the first time, arguing that it reveals much of the milieu that is of interest to history, the arts, criticism, sociology & psychology; is important to academic philosophers because Ludwig Wittgenstein read it; & has merit in its own right as bearing precocious genius & intense moral commitment. He contributes an introduction & annotations. --Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Professor Weininger elegantly reintroduces Kleinian thinking in a way that removes many of the stigmata that have impeded the receptivity to her work. Further more, he has unpacked and clarified some of her most recondite concepts such as the 'combined parental couple' and the early developmental aspects of the oedipal complex for girl as for boys.-from the foreword by James S. Grotstein
His book is an outcome of an exceptionally wide and rich experience. He observes very sensitively and shows how his understanding of unconscious phantasy can throw light on most Diverse activities and relationships.-Hanna Segal, from her foreword