Sex and Character

An Investigation of Fundamental Principles

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Otto Weininger

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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.

Author Biography:

Ladislaus Löb is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of Sussex. Daniel Steuer is Senior Lecturer in German in the School of Humanities, University of Sussex. Laura Marcus is Reader in English in the School of Humanities, University of Sussex.

Release date NZ

April 14th, 2005

Author

Otto Weininger

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributors

Edited by Daniel Steuer
Edited by Laura Marcus
Translated by Ladislaus Lob

Illustrations

1 index

Pages

496

Dimensions

152x229x38

ISBN-13

9780253344717

Product ID

6110018

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