Ludwig Klages

Friedrich Konrad Eduard Wilhelm Ludwig Klages (10 December 1872 – 29 July 1956) was a German philosopher, psychologist, graphologist, poet, writer, and lecturer, who was a two-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In the Germanosphere, he is considered one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century. He began his career as a research chemist according to his family's wishes, though soon returned to his passions for poetry, philosophy and classical studies. He held a post at the University of Munich, where in 1905 he founded the ; the latter was forced to close in 1914 with the outbreak of World War I. In 1915, Klages moved to neutral Switzerland, where over the following decades much of his mature philosophical works were written. Klages died in 1956.

Klages was a central figure of characterological psychology and the school of thought. Prominent elements of his philosophy include: the opposition between life-affirming and life-denying ; reality as the on-going creation and interpretation of sensory images, rather than feelings; a biocentric ethics in response to modern ecological issues and militarism; an affirmation of eroticism in critique of both Christian patriarchy and the notion of the "sexual"; a theory of psychology focused on expression, including handwriting analysis; and a science of character aimed at reconciling the human ego to the divide it effectuates between living beings. Central to Klages' thought is a linguistic opposition to logocentrism, a term introduced by Klages to diagnose a fixation on language or words to the detriment of the things to which they refer. His formulation of this concept came to be of significant importance to semiotic studies of Western science and philosophy, namely within Derridean deconstruction. Klages is similarly seen as a forebear to critical theory, deep ecology, and existential phenomenology.

Klages' place in modern psychology has been likened to those of his contemporaries Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. His philosophy was roundly attacked by Nazi leaders during the height of his career, though his proximity has since fallen to dispute. Though little of his literary output has historically been available in English, Klages' thought has exhibited sweeping influence on German developments in psychology, psychiatry, literature, and various other disciplines. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Ausdrucksbewegung und gestaltungskraft : grundlegung der wissenschaft vom ausdruck / by Klages, Ludwig

    Published 1923
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    Handschrift und charakter : gemeinverstandlicher abriss der graphologischen technik / by Klages, Ludwig

    Published 1923
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    Grundlegung der Wissenschft vom Ausdruck / by Klages, Ludwig

    Published 1936
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    Escritura y caracter : manual de técnica grafológica / by Klages, Ludwig, 1872-

    Published 1949
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    Los fundamentos de la caracterología / by Klages, Ludwig, 1872-1956

    Published 1959
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    Los fundamentos de la caracterología / by Klages, Ludwig, 1872-1956

    Published 1959
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    Los fundamentos de la caracterología / by Klages, Ludwig, 1872-1956

    Published 1953
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    Les principes de la caractérologie / by Klages, Ludwig, 1872-1956

    Published 1930
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    Vom kosmogonischen Eros / by Klages, Ludwig, 1872-1956‏

    Published 1926
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    Rhythmen und Runen / by Klages, Ludwig, 1872-1956

    Published 1944
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    Vom Wesen des Rhythmus / by Klages, Ludwig, 1872-1956

    Published 1944
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    Mensch und Erde : sieben Abhandlungen / by Klages, Ludwig, 1872-1956‏

    Published 1929
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    Die psychologischen Errungenschaften Nietzsches / by Klages, Ludwig, 1872-1956

    Published 1958
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