Weininger´s treatise on the sexes 1903
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WEININGER´S TREATISE ON THE SEXES 1903. WEININGER, OTTO. Geschlecht und Charakter. Eine prinzipielle Untersuchung. Wien und Leipzig, Wilhelm Braumüller, 1903.
8vo. 240 x 166 mm. XXIV, 599 pp. Worn and rebacked contemporary half calf. A few markings with pencil in margins. Owner´s signature of Rudolf Meyer, dated Paris 1906 and the note "donum E. Posselt" on half title.
Contemporary clipping from Handelszeitung, with a review and news of Weininger´s suicide.
First edition. Otto Weininger (1880-1903) was a jewish philosopher, born in Vienna. Geschlecht und Charakter (Sex and Character) is a misogynic piece of philosophy, not atypical for its time, which still failed to draw attention to its author before he committed suicide a few months after the publication. Swedish author August Strindberg reviewed it enthusiastically (not surprisingly), even Wittgenstein was impressed, but for different reasons.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
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Auktionsnummer:
565522
Datum:
2018-08-27