Philipp Mainländer

Philipp Mainländer

Philipp Mainländer, born Philipp Batz (Offenbach am Main, German Empire, 5 October 1841 – Offenbach am Main, 1 April 1876) was a German philosopher and poet. One of the main followers of Schopenhauer's philosophy, he exerted a strong influence on the works of Nietzsche, Cioran and Albert Caraco.