Sex and Character: An Investigation of Fundamental Principles

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Sex and Character An Investigation of Fundamental Principles Otto Weininger Translated from German by Ladislaus Löb Edited by Daniel Steuer with Laura Marcus With an introduction by Daniel Steuer Research assistant: Audrey Hartford Indiana University Press Bloomington and Indianapolis We are grateful to the British Academy for awarding a research grant that allowed us to employ a research assistant. We would also like to thank Ritchie Robertson (Oxford) and David Stern (Iowa) for their prompt support when needed. This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2005 by Ladislaus Löb (translation) and Daniel Steuer (introduction) All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Weininger, Otto, 1880–1903. [Geschlecht und Charakter. English] Sex and character : an investigation of fundamental principles / Otto Weininger ; translated from German by Ladislaus Löb ; edited by Daniel Steuer and Laura Marcus ; with an introduction by Daniel Steuer. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-34471-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Sex. 2. Sexual ethics. I. Löb, Ladislaus. II. Steuer, Daniel. III. Marcus, Laura. IV. Title. HQ21.W413 2005 306.7—dc22 2004006423 1 2 3 4 5 10 09 08 07 06 05 ...