Walter Kaufmann
Walter Kaufmann was a German-American philosopher, translator, and poet renowned for his scholarly work on existentialism and his authoritative translations of Nietzsche's works. Born in 1921, he fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and later taught at Princeton University for over three decades. Kaufmann's writings explored themes of religion, morality, and humanism, establishing him as a pivotal figure in 20th-century philosophy. His works continue to influence contemporary thought.
Book summaries for books written by Walter Kaufmann
Quotes
Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.
Existence precedes essence.
The only way to deal with this life is to find a meaning in it.
Man is condemned to be free.
Hell is other people.
All human actions are equivalent and all are on principle doomed to failure.
Man is a useless passion.
We are our choices.
I am responsible for everything except for my very responsibility.
We are never more free than when we become most ourselves.
Man is a being who makes himself by not being what he is.
To be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future.