A Translation of Weininger's Uber Die Letzten Dinge, 1904-1907, On Last Things (Studies in German Language and Literature, V. 28)

Weininger (1880-1903) is generally considered the epitome of fin de sicle Vienna's decadence, & a huge influence on many cretinous minds of his age. Steven Burns (philosophy, Dalhousie Univ.) translates his posthumous collection of essays, On Last Things, into English for the first time, arguing that it reveals much of the milieu that is of interest to history, the arts, criticism, sociology & psychology; is important to academic philosophers because Ludwig Wittgenstein read it; & has merit in its own right as bearing precocious genius & intense moral commitment. He contributes an introduction & annotations. --Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 7 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 12 INTRODUCTION......Page 14 Peer Gynt and Ibsen......Page 42 Aphoristic Remarks......Page 82 Characterology......Page 108 Seekers and Priests......Page 109 On Friedrich Schiller......Page 111 On the Unidirectionality of Time......Page 122 Retrograde Motions......Page 123 The Time Problem......Page 128 Appendix......Page 135 Metaphysics......Page 136 Metaphysics......Page 137 Culture......Page 154 Science and Culture......Page 155 Final Aphorisms......Page 188 *******......Page 83 Otto Weininger ; Translated From The Original German, And With An Introduction By Steven Burns. Includes Bibliographical References.