Otto Weininger (April 3, 1880 – October 4, 1903) was a Christian 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 generally viewed as misogynistic and antisemitic in academic circles, but was held to be a great genius by the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and the writer August Strindberg (see discussion below).
Read more about Otto Weininger: Life, Sex and Character, Influence On Wittgenstein, Physiognomy, Weininger and The Nazis, Weininger's Works, Further Reading
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“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.”
—Otto Weininger (1880–1903)