Philipp Mainländer
German philosopher and poet
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Philipp Mainländer was a German philosopher and poet. Born Philipp Batz, he later changed his name to "Mainländer" in homage to his hometown, Offenbach am Main. Wikipedia
Born: October 5, 1841, Offenbach, Germany
Died: April 1, 1876 (age 34 years), Offenbach, Germany
Books: The Philosophy of Redemption
Education: Commercial school, Dresden
Main interests: Aesthetics; epistemology; metaphysics; theodicy; ethics
Notable work: Die Philosophie der Erlösung
School: Continental philosophy; Post-Kantian philosophy; Metaphysical voluntarism; Post-Schopenhauerian pessimism; Pluralism