Philipp Mainländer Philosopher

Philipp Mainländer (October 5, 1841 April 1, 1876) was a German poet and philosopher. Born as Philipp Batz, he later changed his name into Mainländer from adoration for his hometown Offenbach am Main.In his central work Die Philosophie der Erlösung (The Philosophy of Redemption) —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.”

Personal facts

Birth date	October 05, 1841
Birth place	Offenbach am Main , Grand Duchy of Hesse
Date of death	April 01, 1876
Place of death	Offenbach am Main , Grand Duchy of Hesse
Era	19th-century philosophy
Main interest	Metaphysics Psychology