Pessimism and the social question in Philipp Mainländer

Authors

  • Flamarion Caldeira Ramos Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-9800.v0i10p35-50

Keywords:

MAINLÄNDER, SCHOPENHAUER, PESSIMISM, SOCIALISM, REDEMPTION.

Abstract

THIS PAPER AIMS AT PRESENTING, IN ITS GENERAL LINES, THE THOUGHT OF PHILIPP MAINLÄNDER (1841-1876), TODAY A COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN PHILOSOPHER, BUT WHO WAS READ BY AUTHORS LIKE NIETZSCHE, BORGES AND CIORAN, AND WHO THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY KNOWS ONLY AS A DEFENDER AND PRACTITIONER OF SUICIDE. THE ARTICLE TRIES TO SHOW THE STRANGE INTENTION OF MAINLÄNDER TO CONCILIATE THE MOST EXTREME METAPHYSICAL PESSIMISM WITH A SOCIALIST POLITICAL THOUGHT.

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Author Biography

  • Flamarion Caldeira Ramos, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas

    Doutorando do Departamento de Filosofia da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade de São Paulo e bolsista FAPESP

Published

2007-12-14

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How to Cite

Ramos, F. C. (2007). Pessimism and the social question in Philipp Mainländer. Cadernos De Filosofia Alemã: Crítica E Modernidade, 10, 35-50. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-9800.v0i10p35-50