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Philipp Mainländer

Born

in Offenbach am Main, Germany

October 05, 1841

Died

April 01, 1876

Genre

Philosophy, Poetry, Diaries

Influences

Arthur Schopenhauer; Giacomo Leopardi ...more

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Philipp Mainländer (October 5, 1841 – April 1, 1876) was a German philosopher and poet. Born Philipp Batz, he later changed his name to "Mainländer" in homage to his hometown, Offenbach am Main.

In his central work Die Philosophie der Erlösung (The Philosophy of Redemption or The Philosophy of Salvation) — according to Theodor Lessing, "perhaps the most radical system of pessimism known to philosophical literature" — Mainländer proclaims that life is absolutely worthless, and that "the will, ignited by the knowledge that non-being is better than being, is the supreme principle of morality."

Coherently with his philosophy, very shortly after the publication of the first volume of his main work, he ended his life by hanging himself. ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 341 ratings · 54 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Philosophy of Redemption by Philipp Mainländer, Christian Romuss (translator) 4.17 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 1876 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diario de un poeta by Philipp Mainländer, Rafael Argullol (Foreword), Manuel Pérez Cornejo (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rupertine del Fino 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1875 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Philosophie der Erlösung, Erster Band by Philipp Mainländer, Lennart Piro (Editor) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Realismo e idealismo. Críticas a Kant y Schopenhauer by Philipp Mainländer, Manuel Pérez Cornejo (Translator), Carlos Javier González Serrano (Epilogue) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fragmentos pesimistas 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vom Verwesen der Welt und anderen Restposten : eine Werkauswahl by Philipp Mainländer, Ulrich Horstmann really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ensayos sobre filosofía política y otros escritos póstumos by Philipp Mainländer, Manuel Pérez Cornejo (Translator), Fernando Burgos (Epilogue) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philipp Mainländer: A Pessimist at War: Recollections of Service and Submission by Philipp Mainländer, Carl Hermesson (translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meine Soldatengeschichte it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1925	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“But at the bottom, the immanent philosopher sees in the entire universe only the deepest longing for absolute annihilation, and it is as if he clearly hears the call that permeates all spheres of heaven: Redemption! Redemption! Death to our life! and the comforting answer: you will all find annihilation and be redeemed!”
― Philipp Mainländer, Die Philosophie der Erlösung

tags: death, death-wish, pessimism, suicide

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“God has died, and his death was the life of the world.”
― Philipp Mainländer, Die Philosophie der Erlösung

tags: big-bang, death-of-god, god, metaphysics

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“The universe is the rotting corpse of a God who killed himself.”
― Philipp Mainländer, Die Philosophie der Erlösung: Erster Band

tags: morality, philosophy

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