Walter Kaufmann
Walter Kaufmann · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Philosopher and influential translator and interpreter of Nietzsche
1921, Freiburg, Germany — 1980, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Germany · United States
Walter Kaufmann is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Philosopher and influential translator and interpreter of Nietzsche
Kaufmann was a Princeton philosopher whose translations and interpretation rescued Nietzsche from the Nazi distortions of his work, presenting him as a serious thinker of existentialism and the humanities. Raised Lutheran, at age eleven he learned that all four of his grandparents were Jewish and formally converted to Judaism before later becoming a critic of organized religion. He fled Nazi Germany and served in U.S. intelligence during the war.
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Philosopher and influential translator and interpreter of Nietzsche
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy
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