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Also known as Paul Jakob Deussen

German Indologist and philosopher (1845–1919)

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Vinony's link graph records 200 inbound references to Paul Deussen, and connects out to Friedrich Nietzsche, Immanuel Kant and Sanskrit.

Vinony files it under 1845 births, 1919 deaths and 19th-century German philosophers.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1845
Died
1919
Works
83

Top works

  • Der kategorische Imperativ
  • Discours de la méthode pour bien étudier l'histoire de la philosophie et chercher la vérité dans les systèmes
  • Allgemeine Geschichte Der Philosophie, Mit Besonderer Berucksichtigung Der Religionen (German Edition)
  • Souvenirs sur Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Arthur Schopenhauer's Sämtliche Werke; Volume 2

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Quotes

  • Whatever may be the discoveries of the scientific mind, none can dispute the eternal truths propounded by the Upanishads. Though they may appear as riddles, the key to solving them lies in our heart and if one were to approach them with an open mind one could secure the treasure as did the Rishis of ancient times.
  • The Upanishads have tackled every fundamental problem of life. They have given us an intimate account of reality." ...."On the tree of wisdom there is no fairer flower than the Upanishads, and no finer fruit than the Vedanta philosophy,'... 'The system of Vedanta, as founded on the Upanishads and Vedanta Sutras and accompanied by Shankara's commentary on them---equal in rank to Plato and Kant---is one of the most valuable products of the genius of mankind in his researches of the eternal truth.'
  • [T]he study of Schopenhauer, combined with the reading of the New Testament, shaped itself inside my mind into a harmonic whole, which united the most powerful claims of science with the equally imperative needs of the religious mentality in a completely satisfy- ing way. Schopenhauer’s name was always on my lips; I plagued people [ hardly knew with it; the whole day, in so far as it belonged to me, I devoted myself to his ideas and at night, they followed me into my dreams. .. .

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date of birth
1845-01-07
date of death
1919-07-06
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