This philosopher argued against the pseudonymous Lindamour's justification for suicide in a work that argues "suicide is [only] good from a theatrical point of view".
This philosopher argued against the pseudonymous Lindamour's justification for suicide in a work that argues "suicide is [only] good from a theatrical point of view". That appears in a series of letters between Euphranor the Epicurean and the wiser Theocles, which is part of this author'1761 set of essays Philosophical Writings. Leo Strauss argued that this philosopher championed "purified Spinozism" in a set of dialogues framed as a conversation between Philopon and Neophil. This philosopher claimed that God impels souls toward mortal perfection in a set of three dialogues structured like Plato's works which defend the immortality of the soul. His correspondence with Gotthold Lessing on the poetics of tragedy inspired Lessing to write his treatise Laocoon. For 10 points, name this author of Phaidon, a leading member of the Jewish Enlightenment and grandfather of a German composer.
This philosopher argued against the pseudonymous Lindamour's justification for suicide in a work that argues "suicide is [only] good from a theatrical point of view".
Moses Mendelssohn