Beyond Good and Evil · Character
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
German Enlightenment writer referenced in philosophical discussion.
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Also known as Lessing
First appearance: i prejudices of philosophers
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing shows up with force in 28. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Presented as a German exception due to his histrionic, versatile nature and love for free-spiritism in tempo, fleeing German stylistic constraints.
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